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Hi, wondering if anyone can help as have been told my issue is basically a mythical issue, as in no one has seen or heard of anything similar ever....
I’ve been on lpg since I installed the new boiler in my house 5 years ago and every year without fail at the end of the summer the regulator goes faulty. I’ve had one replaced at the end of every summer when the temperature starts to fall and we’ve not used much in the way of gas for two to three months over the summer. I’ve had different regulators fitted and they all end up leaking out of the valve. This suggest to me it’s something to do with the set up but every plumber who has been out and the Calor emergency engineer is stumped as they can last 20 or 30 years apparently? The house is south facing and the gas bottles are down the east side of the house and the boiler is a viessmann vitodens 100 if that makes any odds and it’s serviced yearly. Any ideas as to what the problem might be? I was wondering if it might be a pressure issue with the gas building up over the summer as the pressure valve always pops in the little clear bobble on top when the reg breaks?
The only suggestions are just to buy a new reg every year which seems excessive and is very frustrating as it should'nt need it or try putting some kind of shelter around the reg to help protect it perhaps?
Any help you might be able to suggest would be so helpful at this point, I'm at my wits end with it all.
I’ve been on lpg since I installed the new boiler in my house 5 years ago and every year without fail at the end of the summer the regulator goes faulty. I’ve had one replaced at the end of every summer when the temperature starts to fall and we’ve not used much in the way of gas for two to three months over the summer. I’ve had different regulators fitted and they all end up leaking out of the valve. This suggest to me it’s something to do with the set up but every plumber who has been out and the Calor emergency engineer is stumped as they can last 20 or 30 years apparently? The house is south facing and the gas bottles are down the east side of the house and the boiler is a viessmann vitodens 100 if that makes any odds and it’s serviced yearly. Any ideas as to what the problem might be? I was wondering if it might be a pressure issue with the gas building up over the summer as the pressure valve always pops in the little clear bobble on top when the reg breaks?
The only suggestions are just to buy a new reg every year which seems excessive and is very frustrating as it should'nt need it or try putting some kind of shelter around the reg to help protect it perhaps?
Any help you might be able to suggest would be so helpful at this point, I'm at my wits end with it all.