Hi all
I have a Halstead combi boiler in the loft about 12 years old, every week I have to raise my pressure back up as it nears zero, this has been ongoing for around six months.
I have recently started putting my heating on, when I turns it on I get an error code 3 for a few seconds, then it goes to normal. But In the space of around 5 minutes the pressure shoots up to 3 so I have to turn the heating off. When it goes over pressure 3, the copper pipe outside dripped a few times.
I also feel a strong gust of wind when I am in the attic near my boiler, and the heating is on. Not when it is off though?
Last year when the heating was on, after around 40 minutes into it one hour cycle it made a loud motorbike noise for short while as it was ready to turn off. I haven't tested it for this long yet this year.
On top of this, this past week my radiator has started to drip - only very slightly, about 3-4 tiny drips an hour. Unrelated to the pressure drop as the pressure drop was happening before.
As an aside, my actual water pressure is quite fast and I have had to reduce it slightly via the stop tap. but its still so fast the pipes knock when the water comes in to fill the washing machine or stop filling it. Could this cause an issue?
Could using the taps quite often whilst showering/using washing machine flushing toilet, etc all at once, cause an issue? We have a large family.
Sorry for such a complicated post, it would be helpful for any thoughts.
I will hopefully be getting the plumber in soon.
I have a Halstead combi boiler in the loft about 12 years old, every week I have to raise my pressure back up as it nears zero, this has been ongoing for around six months.
I have recently started putting my heating on, when I turns it on I get an error code 3 for a few seconds, then it goes to normal. But In the space of around 5 minutes the pressure shoots up to 3 so I have to turn the heating off. When it goes over pressure 3, the copper pipe outside dripped a few times.
I also feel a strong gust of wind when I am in the attic near my boiler, and the heating is on. Not when it is off though?
Last year when the heating was on, after around 40 minutes into it one hour cycle it made a loud motorbike noise for short while as it was ready to turn off. I haven't tested it for this long yet this year.
On top of this, this past week my radiator has started to drip - only very slightly, about 3-4 tiny drips an hour. Unrelated to the pressure drop as the pressure drop was happening before.
As an aside, my actual water pressure is quite fast and I have had to reduce it slightly via the stop tap. but its still so fast the pipes knock when the water comes in to fill the washing machine or stop filling it. Could this cause an issue?
Could using the taps quite often whilst showering/using washing machine flushing toilet, etc all at once, cause an issue? We have a large family.
Sorry for such a complicated post, it would be helpful for any thoughts.
I will hopefully be getting the plumber in soon.