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Really, really helping someone can lend gods hand with this. Basically, our new house has a Glow Worm boiler and I cannot get the boiler to fire up for C/H.
H/W is fine and as soon as you run the tap it produces H/W and the tap symbol with temp displays on the LCD. I've checked all the valves are open on the pipework below the boiler, bled the rads, TRV's up to full ect ect.
The pressure does display at 3.4 bar however, I was under the impression the PRV would just release the excess and don't believe this has anything to do with it.
Thing is, when I checked the paperwork (gas cert) for the boiler it stated under comments 'wireless reciever broken'.
Now, the kit in question is the Salus RT500RF (RX) which is the wireless programmable stat and reciever.
I couldn't find a matching reciever (has it been superceeded)? So, I just nipped out and picked up a mechanical stat (Honeywell T6360) and left the programmer off.
Now, this is where I've hit a wall and I don't know if I've made a mistake or there is an actual problem with the appliance. The boiler is deffo getting a feed hence H/W via the spur and the back box adjacent to the boiler has the obvious 3 core + earth. I just connected the stat up as per perm feed, switched live and the neutral.
I thought simply changing this configuration to a stat in replacement for a reciever would solve the issue temp but I still can't get heating. The neon on the stat illuminates and turning it up to full does not make the boiler call for heat.
If I recall, the boiler itself has a 240V side and a 24V side. I'm not sure if I should have done anything with the 24v link but having it both in and removed changes nothing. If I do a manual reset the boiler goes through the motions like 2x mechanical click, fan burst but then just sits in standby only showing the H/W symbol not both.
It is worth mentioning if you hold the MODE button for the 3 secs it displays a flashing rad symbol with the word OFF.
The - and + do nothing. It's like the boiler is set up for H/W only.
I can't get this to change to ON and don't know if this has to do with the stat. Is the Honeywell compatible with this boiler or was I meant to get a Salus reciever in the first place?
I can't find a matching model and don't know if an updated variant would do the trick. Research tells me these boilers are **** and it's really spoilt my venture into being a first time buyer of a home.
What's more, I feel terribly embarrassed I'm having to ask you guys for help knowing full well I did not ask enough questions or scrutinise the boiler when looking at the house. This was clearly very stupid.
I'm paranoid about damp now as the house is part furnished (all new) and the place is an ice box and I mean ice box.
The pump seems ok and I don't know how to prove/check if it's the diverter valve.
It's pretty clear I'm not big up on boilers so my apologies for chapter and verse.
Thanks.
Really, really helping someone can lend gods hand with this. Basically, our new house has a Glow Worm boiler and I cannot get the boiler to fire up for C/H.
H/W is fine and as soon as you run the tap it produces H/W and the tap symbol with temp displays on the LCD. I've checked all the valves are open on the pipework below the boiler, bled the rads, TRV's up to full ect ect.
The pressure does display at 3.4 bar however, I was under the impression the PRV would just release the excess and don't believe this has anything to do with it.
Thing is, when I checked the paperwork (gas cert) for the boiler it stated under comments 'wireless reciever broken'.
Now, the kit in question is the Salus RT500RF (RX) which is the wireless programmable stat and reciever.
I couldn't find a matching reciever (has it been superceeded)? So, I just nipped out and picked up a mechanical stat (Honeywell T6360) and left the programmer off.
Now, this is where I've hit a wall and I don't know if I've made a mistake or there is an actual problem with the appliance. The boiler is deffo getting a feed hence H/W via the spur and the back box adjacent to the boiler has the obvious 3 core + earth. I just connected the stat up as per perm feed, switched live and the neutral.
I thought simply changing this configuration to a stat in replacement for a reciever would solve the issue temp but I still can't get heating. The neon on the stat illuminates and turning it up to full does not make the boiler call for heat.
If I recall, the boiler itself has a 240V side and a 24V side. I'm not sure if I should have done anything with the 24v link but having it both in and removed changes nothing. If I do a manual reset the boiler goes through the motions like 2x mechanical click, fan burst but then just sits in standby only showing the H/W symbol not both.
It is worth mentioning if you hold the MODE button for the 3 secs it displays a flashing rad symbol with the word OFF.
The - and + do nothing. It's like the boiler is set up for H/W only.
I can't get this to change to ON and don't know if this has to do with the stat. Is the Honeywell compatible with this boiler or was I meant to get a Salus reciever in the first place?
I can't find a matching model and don't know if an updated variant would do the trick. Research tells me these boilers are **** and it's really spoilt my venture into being a first time buyer of a home.
What's more, I feel terribly embarrassed I'm having to ask you guys for help knowing full well I did not ask enough questions or scrutinise the boiler when looking at the house. This was clearly very stupid.
I'm paranoid about damp now as the house is part furnished (all new) and the place is an ice box and I mean ice box.
The pump seems ok and I don't know how to prove/check if it's the diverter valve.
It's pretty clear I'm not big up on boilers so my apologies for chapter and verse.
Thanks.
