Show More. The system is controlled by a "Lifestyle 711" timeswitch (standard two timer on /offs per day program))and I have a single thermastat in the hall. Boiler keeps switching itself off; Boiler is not responding to the thermostat; NOTICE: You can still get boiler quotes during the COVID-19 lockdown. Should have 1 rad without a auto thermostat valve so boiler can cool itself by firing up and pumping water through radiator. If the boiler’s thermostat is faulty, it will allow the burners to stay on longer than it should, causing the heat exchanger to overheat. ), then the boiler cuts off and keeps re-starting. It’s best to have an engineer come and take a … As long as it keeps on working properly and we have a constant supply of hot water and heat as required, there is little to be done in the way of maintenance, apart from the annual check. on on on off on on on off.. pressure seems fine, 1.5 to 1.8 bar is ok With that boiler, the main heat exchanger surrounds the combustion chamber, so can't be easily removed to flush it. ... the boiler turns off, the water cools down to say 60 and the boiler starts again to repeats the cycle without any useful heat ever having been taken out. The needle on the gauge optimally should be located between 1 - 1.5 bar when the boiler is in an off position and has cooled down to room temperature. But a while later it turned the boiler off when turned down from 4 -3. Checked the programmer and both heating and hot water were off, the boiler was still running. is the light mainly off, then flashes briefly? Mend - boiler, keeps, turning, off: Answers will appear here when the question above is answered. Hi there, First time posting so hope can be of assistance. So, you can set it to switch off at, say, 11 p.m. every night and come on at 7 a.m. every weekday (and 8 a.m. at weekends). All modern boilers come with a timer on them, usually on a separate panel that’s wired up to the boiler itself. Hi. ravenheatcsi85 boiler heating keeps firing up and then turning off but hot water is ok david goodwin April 2009: There is more help available. Turn off the cold supply into the boiler there is an on/off valve on the cold in at the top of the boiler. If the boiler system pressure is lower than 1 bar your system should be re-pressurized, it can be done by following the steps below: 1.Find connections of the filling valve under the boiler 2. Maintaining a good flame in a boiler is the key to a good boiler performance. For the vast majority of the time, our boiler is something that we take for granted. (I suppose that is normal!!! Sep 7, 2007 #1 Over the last few days our central heating boiler has been acting very strangely indeed. Burnham gas fired boiler starts up, only to shut off after several minutes, flame and circulator. 30 seconds. It is 828E Turbomax Plus. The radiators are heating up fine and there is hot water, so there is heat going through the system. We had to turn off every radiator and then turn each one on in turn in order to force the air through into the radiators so we could bleed the system successfully. Check your system’s pressure gauge and repressurise the boiler if it is set below 1. Fault 4: Boiler not firing/Going into lock-out. We've had the boiler running for three showers and general washing and haven't had a problem with that. boiler keeps turning off and on? Im sure my thermostat is OK since I tried with 2 different ones. Issues with your boiler’s wiring. 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