central heating thicko

[fallguy299]

hi, I've had an Alpha CD50 combi for a couple of years now...

Tonight, Wife using the shower, I walk downstairs feels cold, check rads and they have gone off.

It then dawned on me that the HW takes precedence over the rads? Is this correct with a combi?? If so, I can't believe it's taken me 2 years to work this out.

I just remember the plumber saying that the boiler was state of the art and I didn't really look into what a combi was.

I heard mention of a diverter valve? Is this related.

Any advice would be great, once you've stopped laughing at my lack of knowledge!!

Thanks, Fallguy

 

[PlumbingSucks]

you are correct. diverter diverts water from CH to heat the HW

 

[mikegas]

yes combi boilers give priority to hw

 

[Alpha man]

As above, good boiler and ive got one too, Ive had mine for 5 years now and have never touched it!!!!!!

 

[fallguy299]

thanks guys. I can reassure the wife now and pretend I knew this all along.

No showering in winter!!!

 

[stevetheplumber]

thanks guys. I can reassure the wife now and pretend I knew this all along.

No showering in winter!!!

i was once called out to a resturant where they had no heating to find they had a constantly running hot tap in the kitchen