Hi,
I have recently had a new boiler installed but I think that it may not have been set up correctly.
The problem is with the hot water system. When the taps are turned on the boiler fires up correctly and the water becomes hot. However in the bathroom is a combined tap/shower on the bath, when this is turned from water coming out of the taps to the shower the boiler turns off and the water goes cold. I can only get a hot shower when the central heating is turned on.
I've read the manual and it says when setting up the boiler you should use the tap which is furthest away from the boiler - which is the bath. Could the problem be a loss of pressure when using the shower as compared to the taps? If I adjust the water pressure will this cure the problem?
The boiler is a sime format 80 C I think.
Sorry - I don't know very much about boilers. There is no hot water tank, the water is heated whenever the taps are turned on. The boiler is set on the summer setting to give hot water only. The shower is attached to the top of the taps by a pipe. If the boiler can sense the water pressure to know when to start heating would the shower being above the taps mean that the pressure is lower? therefore stopping the boiler from recognising that the water needs to be heated.
Thanks
I have recently had a new boiler installed but I think that it may not have been set up correctly.
The problem is with the hot water system. When the taps are turned on the boiler fires up correctly and the water becomes hot. However in the bathroom is a combined tap/shower on the bath, when this is turned from water coming out of the taps to the shower the boiler turns off and the water goes cold. I can only get a hot shower when the central heating is turned on.
I've read the manual and it says when setting up the boiler you should use the tap which is furthest away from the boiler - which is the bath. Could the problem be a loss of pressure when using the shower as compared to the taps? If I adjust the water pressure will this cure the problem?
The boiler is a sime format 80 C I think.
Sorry - I don't know very much about boilers. There is no hot water tank, the water is heated whenever the taps are turned on. The boiler is set on the summer setting to give hot water only. The shower is attached to the top of the taps by a pipe. If the boiler can sense the water pressure to know when to start heating would the shower being above the taps mean that the pressure is lower? therefore stopping the boiler from recognising that the water needs to be heated.
Thanks