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tony1979
Hi all,
I hope I've come to the right forum and I hope I've posted in the right section! I've got an Ariston micro combi boiler 23 MFFI... My Dad is an ex heating engineer and says its about 10/11 years old. We've had a few pressure problems with it recently and my dad talked me through how to fill the expansion vessel. That was approx 4 months ago and everything was fine until now.
now, the pressure problem is back. I've refilled the expansion vessel using the schrader valve but it isn't holding the pressure. I think I can hear quite hissing so I'm thinking that it may have sprung a leak?
My initial thought was to get a local engineer in so I went to trust a trader, picked a well rated engineer and emailed him. He quoted me £55 per hour to come and diagnose and fix the problem. Then I spoke to my dad and he suggested considering a new boiler.
now I find myself on here and would like your independent advice...
Should I look at a local fix... Maybe from you guys?
does the £55 per hour guy sound reasonable?
should I look at a new boiler? If I do this, my dad can get a trade price boiler but I imagine most of you can too....
Really stuck on what to do... Any advice?
I hope I've come to the right forum and I hope I've posted in the right section! I've got an Ariston micro combi boiler 23 MFFI... My Dad is an ex heating engineer and says its about 10/11 years old. We've had a few pressure problems with it recently and my dad talked me through how to fill the expansion vessel. That was approx 4 months ago and everything was fine until now.
now, the pressure problem is back. I've refilled the expansion vessel using the schrader valve but it isn't holding the pressure. I think I can hear quite hissing so I'm thinking that it may have sprung a leak?
My initial thought was to get a local engineer in so I went to trust a trader, picked a well rated engineer and emailed him. He quoted me £55 per hour to come and diagnose and fix the problem. Then I spoke to my dad and he suggested considering a new boiler.
now I find myself on here and would like your independent advice...
Should I look at a local fix... Maybe from you guys?
does the £55 per hour guy sound reasonable?
should I look at a new boiler? If I do this, my dad can get a trade price boiler but I imagine most of you can too....
Really stuck on what to do... Any advice?