Pottington boiler engineers

[cris r]

Anybody no of one in the north wales area are boiler keeps losing pressure and switching off we had a plumber who could find nothing wrong with the boiler it is in a new house and is only three years old. Can not find a Pottington engineer anywhere

[Hymie]

Do you mean Potterton?

If it is a combi-boiler, there are a few things you can do yourself � and save yourself a bundle.

You need to find where the water is escaping from your system. You can look just as well as a plumber, who is charging you �50+ per hour.

Locate the boiler pressure relief outlet, which should be a pipe venting outside, reasonably close to the boiler. Check that it is not dripping water, place a clear plastic bag over the outlet (held in place by a rubber band), such that it will catch any water from the pipe. After 24 hrs check whether any water has been collected.

While waiting for the plastic bag to catch water, closely inspect all areas within the house, close to the hot water system (radiators, pipes, the boiler etc). Check for any dampness on carpets, walls or damp patches on ceilings. Once you find the leak � you can begin to think about getting it fixed, having saved the time the plumber would have charged you.

[cris r]

Yes Hymie I ment Potterton my husband laughed when he noticed how I had spelt it, no wonder I could not find one. Thanks for your advice, apparently my husband has done all those things it is a mystery.

[Kos]

Potterton are part of the Baxi group, based in Preston and Warwick.
Their engineers are called Heateam.

[rinkins]

I had a problem with my not very old Potterton boiler as well. My colleague suggested I look at the BBC Watchdog website as there was an investigation carried out. When I phoned heateam and mentioned I had seen it, they did me a deal even though it was ages ago. But it's only if it's the problem that Potterton have acknowledged. Have a look!

[gucciman]

the problem rinkins is referring to is the faulty circuit boards on the potterton suprimas and is not the cause of your problem with the pressure dropping.

if you contact potterton themselves they have a fixed price repair charge which includes parts and labour. this is however around �240 if my memory serves me correct and although in some cases like a faulty circuit board this can work out a good deal in your case i think its too expensive and you'd be better off trying a local heating engineer.

if your boilers losing pressure it's 1 of 2 things, you either have a leak somwehere on the boiler or system or your expansion vessel is faulty and the pressure relief valve is opening up and dumping the water out of the back of the boiler.

fill the boiler up to 1.0 bar, turn the heating thermostat up to max and then run the heating, keep an eye on the pressure guage, does it creep up to 3.0 bar as the boiler gets hotter? if it does its an expansion vessel problem.

if the pressure doesn't creep up while the boiler is running then how long does it take for the pressure to drop?