No Heating (but hot water)

[tiger]

Hi Chaps. Firstly I apologise for the terms I will be using in my query;

1/ My boiler is a glow-worm I believe. It looks quite an old thing and has probably been there since house(bungalow) was built about 1970.

2/ I moved in in July this year. I tested the heating and it worked fine. Too bloody fine. The whole house went extremely hot,(no change when I turned the thermostat down) and a friend advised that my thermostat was knackered. He very kindly fitted a new one, but unfortunately this apparently "blew up" (his words). So he put the old one back on !

3/ Now, I have lots of hot water, but no heating !

4/ I have looked for the pump, but can't find it ! Maybe my system is a gravity one ?

Any advise as too get the heating on again. Maybe the thermostat has fused, I really haven't a clue. (is this easy to change).

Also, one plug in the kitchen needs to be left plugged in, otherwise the pilot light will go out. The people I bought the house off, kindly left a sticky advising me of this when I moved in! Obviously the boiler is fine as I have hot water.

As a tax adviser by trade, such things are foreign to me!

thanks in advance !

 

[croydoncorgi]

Stick to tax.

Get a qualified engineer to sort out your (possibly dangerous) wiring!

 

[tiger]

thanks for your reply.
Have you any idea what the problem could be tho'?

My dad says that my system MUST have a pump and I should find it?
As its a bungalow is it likely to be in the loft!

Personally, I don't think there is a pump, but what do I know.

What I do know is I'm freezing my cods off!

Please help...

 

[ChrisR]

The ole man's probably right. Up you go!
I misread at first - thought it said tax INSPECTOR - but they aren't daft enough to tell plumbers that when they want help!

 

[tiger]

Not a tax inspector. They are the enemy, I work for the other side!

Will be venturing up to the loft then !

Hope all you plumber guys have your CIS cards...............