For some reason, a reason I am not clear about, my first thread got locked..
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/ideal-he12-boiler-thumping.589249/page-3
Since I still need help, I have no choice but to open another thread..
I am a little disappointed with the engineer i used.. He was mega efficient at the start, coming 2 days in a row to inspect and then install parts.. But now he is being very distant.. And my only choice may be to find another engineer.. Perhaps even go directly to Ideal as suggested.
But before I do, I had one last throw of the dice.. As suggested by some people here, and as a recommendation by the engineer, I disconnected the Condensate and ran the boiler with it draining into a bucket.
I was 99% sure this wouldn't help as I sucked cleaned out the condensate pipe by filling the sink with water and then sucking the entire contents through the pipe with a vacuum, so I know it wasn't blocked.
But nether the less, I did the test.. The boiler ran.. The pipe dripped.. The bucked filled slowly with condensate...
But after a while the thumping started again.. Exactly as it was.
So I know this isn't a fan.. Electrodes, or condensate.. So I have no idea what to try next.
I just wish I had known about the "fixed price repair" before as this would have been a logical step from the start.
Oh yes.. @DP.. You asked about other noises.. One of the things you said was "fog horn".
This is interesting as another problem in the house that I am investigating is an on/off low hum when the heating and/or water is on.. It only happens occasionally making it hard to debug.. But I have traced it to the airing cupboard and specifically the tank.. But its crossed my mind that the source of the sound could originate from somewhere else (i.e the boiler), even though you can't hear it downstairs at the boiler.
The reason I mention this, is that it sounds exactly like a fog horn.. Quiet.. Low.. And hard to hear.. But when it hums, thats the best description of the sound..
Does this mean anything to anyone?
https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/ideal-he12-boiler-thumping.589249/page-3
Since I still need help, I have no choice but to open another thread..
I am a little disappointed with the engineer i used.. He was mega efficient at the start, coming 2 days in a row to inspect and then install parts.. But now he is being very distant.. And my only choice may be to find another engineer.. Perhaps even go directly to Ideal as suggested.
But before I do, I had one last throw of the dice.. As suggested by some people here, and as a recommendation by the engineer, I disconnected the Condensate and ran the boiler with it draining into a bucket.
I was 99% sure this wouldn't help as I sucked cleaned out the condensate pipe by filling the sink with water and then sucking the entire contents through the pipe with a vacuum, so I know it wasn't blocked.
But nether the less, I did the test.. The boiler ran.. The pipe dripped.. The bucked filled slowly with condensate...
But after a while the thumping started again.. Exactly as it was.
So I know this isn't a fan.. Electrodes, or condensate.. So I have no idea what to try next.
I just wish I had known about the "fixed price repair" before as this would have been a logical step from the start.
Oh yes.. @DP.. You asked about other noises.. One of the things you said was "fog horn".
This is interesting as another problem in the house that I am investigating is an on/off low hum when the heating and/or water is on.. It only happens occasionally making it hard to debug.. But I have traced it to the airing cupboard and specifically the tank.. But its crossed my mind that the source of the sound could originate from somewhere else (i.e the boiler), even though you can't hear it downstairs at the boiler.
The reason I mention this, is that it sounds exactly like a fog horn.. Quiet.. Low.. And hard to hear.. But when it hums, thats the best description of the sound..
Does this mean anything to anyone?