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by Samule
Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:40 pm
Forum: Appliances in the Home Forum
Topic: Hotpoint Ultima Extra Washer Dryer Drum Bearings Replacement
Replies: 1
Views: 5625

Hotpoint Ultima Extra Washer Dryer Drum Bearings Replacement

I need to replace the drum bearings (which have become noisy) on our Hoptpoint Ultima Extra Washer Dryer. Has anyone got any advice on how I might get at the drum bearings. The last time I did this job on an older Hotpoint washer dryer I approached the bearings replacement job from the back cover of...
by Samule
Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:26 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Sludge Problem Not Thermostat
Replies: 0
Views: 2529

Sludge Problem Not Thermostat

Earlier I posted a help request under the heading 'Digital Thermostat problem'. The problem ahs now been resolved following the visit of an engineer under my CH insurance scheme. It was nothing to do with the room thermostat but sludge in the boiler. However it seems sludge problems are not covered ...
by Samule
Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:35 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Digital Thermostat Problem

Well all is in working order now with the boiler responding to calls for heat from the room thermostat and the radiators getting hotter than they have for a long time. How come? Well the engineer called and diagnosed sludge in the system and recommended me to inject a litre of 'sentinel x 300'. It d...
by Samule
Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Hi plumbbob, The boiler is an Ideal 'icos system' condensing boiler m3080. The heating system is a fully pumped system with a hot water cylinder. Unfortunately things have deteriorated since my last posting and this morning the boiler fired up at 7.00am but went off at about 7.15 am and would not fi...
by Samule
Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Digital Thermostat Problems

Many Thanks Htg Engineer, I will try that the next time it fails to repond to the call for heat like it did again this morning after two trouble free days-ie fired up and brought the temperature up to 15 degrees C then shut down, although the thermostat was set to 17 degrees C and still calling for ...
by Samule
Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Digital Thermostat Problems

Hello Htg Engineer, Thank you for your reply to my querie. The boiler is on standby until the thermostat calls for heat, then it fires up. The problem is that it occasionally goes back onto standby before the room temperature as selected on the thermostat has been reached and then stays dormant unti...
by Samule
Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Thank you for the reply 'grandad ' Good point yes I did switch off the supply in order to fit the new thermostat and I swithced it on again. I have just checked the clock and it seems to have corrected the time setting outomatically. The morning after posting my request for help it happended again- ...
by Samule
Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:43 am
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Digital Room Thermost Problem
Replies: 9
Views: 11865

Digital Room Thermost Problem

I have just fitted an digital room thermostat to replace an older identical model that was becoming unreliable. The heating was not always coming on in the morning or while we are away from home. The new thermostat works well most of the time but is still unrealiable in that sometimes the heating st...
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