Good afternoon chaps,
I have an Alpha E-Tec 33 combi boiler (with Google Nest 3rd Gen thermostat) that occasionally fails to put out hot water. The C.H. works fine (at least I haven't noticed any issues), but in the past 6-9 months or so, when using the thermostatic shower, there's sometimes no hot water.
I've managed to catch the problem twice, and when I do the display on the boiler control panel shows that the boiler is in Standby Mode, rather than the usual Summertime Mode. The buttons on the control panel are not very responsive so it's difficult to do much other than turn it off and on, but this doesn't help. My only option so far is to just wait it out and see when it comes back - usually 10-15 minutes.
My question is this - could this be due to my wifi dropping out and the boiler losing connection with the thermostat? I recently moved the Heat Link out of the boiler cupboard to help with the signal, but the problem happens so infrequently that it's hard to tell if it has helped any.
If it's not the wifi, is there a mechanical/plumbing/controlboard issue that would give the same troubles? What could cause the control panel to switch from Summer to Standby?
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Cheers, PoppysDad
I have an Alpha E-Tec 33 combi boiler (with Google Nest 3rd Gen thermostat) that occasionally fails to put out hot water. The C.H. works fine (at least I haven't noticed any issues), but in the past 6-9 months or so, when using the thermostatic shower, there's sometimes no hot water.
I've managed to catch the problem twice, and when I do the display on the boiler control panel shows that the boiler is in Standby Mode, rather than the usual Summertime Mode. The buttons on the control panel are not very responsive so it's difficult to do much other than turn it off and on, but this doesn't help. My only option so far is to just wait it out and see when it comes back - usually 10-15 minutes.
My question is this - could this be due to my wifi dropping out and the boiler losing connection with the thermostat? I recently moved the Heat Link out of the boiler cupboard to help with the signal, but the problem happens so infrequently that it's hard to tell if it has helped any.
If it's not the wifi, is there a mechanical/plumbing/controlboard issue that would give the same troubles? What could cause the control panel to switch from Summer to Standby?
Any advice would be gratefully received!
Cheers, PoppysDad
- TL;DR
- Hot Water doesn't always cut in - wifi issue with Nest or something more serious?