Search the forum,

Discuss Boiler randomly firing up in the Central Heating Forum area at PlumbersForums.net

Messages
2
Hi all, sorry but im after a bit of advice.

I have a problem where my boiler randomly fires up 2/3/4 times a day when there is no call for heat or hot water.

My setup:
Unvented system
Ideal HE 18 boiler ( installed around 2013)
Tribune HE tank
2 zones (upstairs & downstairs)
Plus hot water
3x Danfoss HPV22
2x Nest Thermostats

The ideal HE18 is set to E - Efficiency/Economy which i think is 68.c
Hot water thermostat on the Tribune HE is set to 60.c
The hot water is set to come on at 6am and 4pm for 30 mins each time.
Heating is set to 19.5c for various times during the day.

When the boiler randomly fires up i check the nest app and according to it both CH & HW are off or in eco mode and not calling for heat.

Now by process of elimination i think its the HW calling for heat.
Turning the thermostat down to below 40.c on the tank forces it into action and the HPA2 whirs a bit then the boiler goes off.
Unplugging the HW Danfoss HPA2/HPV22 has the same result, both can take a few minutes to force the boiler to go off.

The upstairs Danfoss CH HPA2 failed a couple of years ago and was replaced, my first thought was another had failed.
So I swapped the CH & downstairs HPA2's around to see if there was any difference, but the same result the boiler randomly fires up.
I could move the valves with my fingers although they were a little stiff.

The tundish thing seems to be going more often than not.

Any thoughts what the problem could be?

thanks

Mark.
IMG_20220801_120201.jpg
IMG_20220801_120130.jpg
IMG_20220801_120119.jpg


IMG_20220801_120248.jpg
 
If the tundish is going, and you have Nest’s I believe these have a legionella program, so perhaps it’s this? Eg the cylinder is cooling down and the hot water is dropping in temp
Thanks that definitely seems to be the culprit, ive switched the legionella option off in the menu and it is now acting normally.
I know there is a small risk but i will alter my schedule to accomodate.

thanks
 

Reply to Boiler randomly firing up in the Central Heating Forum area at PlumbersForums.net

Similar plumbing topics

  • Question
Ideal Logic 24, Previous problem was that the hot water was only cold or barely warm if the heating was in use. If heating was off and boiler cold then would get hot water most of the time. Changing the flow cartridge about 2 years ago (when I moved in) solved this problem enough to suffer it as...
Replies
2
Views
131
Hi, Can anyone advise as to why the cold water to my bathroom keeps airlocking? This originally happened about 12 months ago and has happened 3-4 times since. It’s an upstairs bathroom, fed from a tank in the attic. The tank is about 8 Meters away and feeds a bath, sink and toilet. The tank...
Replies
9
Views
324
Hello, I am seeking some advice, I have a POTTERTON PROMAX 28 COMBI Boiler and I noticed yesterday that the water around the house is no longer warming up. The heat exchanger has been changed 6 months ago, so I do not believe it is that. Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be? Thanks
Replies
4
Views
224
Creating content since 2001. Untold Media.

Newest Plumbing Threads

Back
Top
AdBlock Detected

We get it, advertisements are annoying!

Sure, ad-blocking software does a great job at blocking ads, but it also blocks useful features of our website. For the best site experience please disable your AdBlocker.

I've Disabled AdBlock