hot water flow poor

[dom brennan]

Hi all just been to my sisters to price up a shower, she has only got a bath at the moment. tried the hot water tap on all outlets and the flow is poor tried the cold and its gushing out. the boiler is a combi 10 year old my thoughts is the heat ex is blocking up. its a council house so they probably won't want to change the boiler could it be anything else. many thanks Dom

just to clarify I'm not going to try and fix this problem I'm just curious to what it is she's going to ring up the council tomorrow to try and get someone out.

 

[townfanjon]

Could be a few things but maybe a simple blocked filter on the cold inlet ( if you /she is lucky )

 

[village idiot]

If the HE is blocking up, then chances are hot water will be fluctuating from hot to cold to hot etc. Could there be a filter to the cold inlet in boiler that needs cleaning out?

 

[village idiot]

Could be a few things but maybe a simple blocked filter on the cold inlet ( if you /she is lucky )

Too quick for me Watching TV and replying but in that short space, town has already got in there

 

[jonnyswamp]

It may be a small output boiler (like an Ariston 23mffi) and will only give you around 9 l per min
Can you measure the flow and check,other than that, start with cleaning the inlet filter if you can access it without removing the cover
What boiler is it

 

[jtsplumbing]

Why bother ! pass problem to council, but they would love you to fix it for them, have they given permission for shower ? some councils can be a pain in the arse.

 

[dom brennan]

im not looking to fix the problem just wondering what it was. and I'm not sure if she's asked to be honest could always take it out if she moves. she's lived there 20 years now so cant see her moving any time soon