Between a rock, a hardplace, loss of work and my parents lifetime friends....

[Killy Bing]

So guys, i went to one of my friends parents places today, radiators banging.
on inspection i found the worcester 24i junior green star lpg in the loft.

no pressure, expansion vessel flat (not busted) and prv jammed open.
managed to close that but will replace

heat exchanger "ribbing" like a baked bean tin as shown on previous threads.
filled it up and fired it and i could hear the heat exchanger pinging and popping.

i'm weighing up what to do due to cost wise of parts and time, silly place for the boiler ect ect

whats added another element of......awkwardness came up when i checked the paper work.

The install and services few were done by the guy who for a while helped train me.
Last service four months ago

i don't think its been maintained well at all....
the salt in the wound is i still sub to him and thats where a chunk of my work comes from still.

what to do
do i let him know, i know if i do it wont end well

At the same time i feel obliged to do the right thing by the owners.

For the moment ive left the boiler turned off

 

[TBServices]

Just sort it out yourself and keep quiet.

 

[julesverne]

catch 22 damned if you do damned if you dont.

 

[julesverne]

Just sort it out yourself and keep quiet.

that sounds like a plan

 

[villa_tom]

There's a ten year warranty on those kebab heat cells. Call worcester and pretend you never saw the paperwork. Job done.

 

[gassafe]

I saw a ribbed heat cell a few weeks ago, was quoted 260 plus vat for a replacement! maybe let Worcester go to the boiler for a fixed price lol!

Or pump up vessel, change trv, flush or add boiler descaler...? Not sure if that would work tho.

 

[lame plumber]

your working and being paid by the people, your alliegence is to them really

 

[Killy Bing]

There's a ten year warranty on those kebab heat cells. Call worcester and pretend you never saw the paperwork. Job done.

Seriously? Could kiss you vt

 

[gassafe]

There's a ten year warranty on those kebab heat cells. Call worcester and pretend you never saw the paperwork. Job done.

10 year warranty yes, but not if its sludged to hell surely lol?

 

[villa_tom]

Seriously? Could kiss you vt

Yeah man. Ten years. If they go all ribbed and stuff then they will replace free of charge. I can't remember what worcester told me but I'm sure if the heat cell goes all wrinkled and ribbed its faulty anyway, regardless of water quality in the system.

Just call call worcester and give them the boilers serial number and they will get an engineer round to fit it.

Ill pass on the kiss though

 

[gassafe]

If its in the loft, then maybe it lost pressure & cooked its own heat cell? These greenstars have no low pressure cut off!

 

[villa_tom]

10 year warranty yes, but not if its sludged to hell surely lol?

If it pin holes due to sludge then I don't think it's covered, but this one is all wrinkled and its faulty so they have no choice but to replace it.

 

[villa_tom]

If its in the loft, then maybe it lost pressure & cooked its own heat cell? These greenstars have no low pressure cut off!

I can't remember why they told me it did this but there is a reason and it only happens on a few of them. They replace it anyway.

Ive be found a handful and they have always honoured their warranty and changed for new.

 

[Killy Bing]

If its in the loft, then maybe it lost pressure & cooked its own heat cell? These greenstars have no low pressure cut off!

Im tempted to fit a low pressure cut off to it, simply because its them.
Annoying as hell but no cooked boiler

 

[mfgs]

The reason they ripple is because of overheating, could be sludge, poor circulation or low pressure. Either way Worcester are normally pretty good with warranty repairs, got to be worth a go.