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Lukewarm water only - problem with heat exchanger?

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Ghjon · 14/11/2019 21:11

We've got no hot water.

Called local recommended firm out on Tues. Guy who came then said it's either pump or valve, I don't know. Colleague will look on Thurs.

So today colleague turns up (2 hours late but...). Says yes it's the valve. But I don't have the part. Someone else will bring that. He leaves.

2 more hours other bloke turns up. Valve replaced. No hot water still. Spends ages on phone to someone telling them he can't fix it and it's because valves are turned off to radiators (this is because we had a leak in the summer from the rad, but the hot water issue only started days ago). I can hear him discussing for ages how the water won't circulate and that's why there's no hot water etc.

Anyway after another phone call and some banging about he tells me it's the heat exchanger that is blocked. So it needs to be flushed but they can't do that as my radiator is leaking...so they prob can't restore the hot water but the boss is going to call me tomorrow.

I've looked up issues with heat exchangers and I can't find mention of lukewarm water. Concerned I'm going to end up paying a lot of labour and it still won't be fixed...any advice?

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Ghjon · 14/11/2019 22:01

Anyone please?

The boss of the co has now been on phone to me saying I have to replace the heat exchanger. Not just flush it. Some googling has said cost of replacement is £700+. Cleaning it would be a fraction of that...when I queried it he got really shitty and aggressive with me and put the phone down...

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PigletJohn · 15/11/2019 00:35

who is this company you have been dealing with?

Do you think the workmen are qualified, gas-safe engineers?

Are their photos on
www.gassaferegister.co.uk/find-an-engineer/

I am not a gasman but it may help if you say make, model and age of boiler.

Tolleshunt · 15/11/2019 00:39

We need a new heat exchanger on ours and were quoted just shy of £300 by British Gas. I would get a second opinion before you fork out. Sounds like this lot don’t really know what they’re doing anyway.

Ghjon · 15/11/2019 00:49

The company seem v popular locally. Lots of reviews on trustatrader and their website, and on our local are facebook page they are frequently recommended.

The boilers is a Worcester Green Star. It's about 8 years old.

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PigletJohn · 15/11/2019 01:04

are any of the reviews written by people who are not their friends and family?

Ghjon · 15/11/2019 01:07

They seem to be independent but I wouldn't know how genuine they actually are.

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PigletJohn · 15/11/2019 01:19

yes, that's the trouble with online reviews.

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