Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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I seem to have convinced myself that my hot water pressure has dropped alot in the past few months.
Most noticable in the shower, it used to be really really powerful and on the fine setting felt like it would take skin off.
Then the shower has decided to only run either red hot or luke warm (its a cold/hot feed twist thing, not an electric shower).
Then ive also just noticed, that the rads are getting hot around the house, when i run a bath.
Have i just got a faulty diverter valve causing loss of pressure, or is it sounding like a few faults :/
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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rads getting hot while the bath is running is a diverter valve problem yes. if its a combi then this could be your problem
Water inside the boilers heat exchanger, that warms the water to the taps is letting water out into the radiators. thus lowering the temperature of the heat exchanger
and so the boiler will slow the flow of hot water out of the boiler to compensate for this. The water will have to stay in the boiler for longer to reach the output temperature.
hard to explain in writing but Im sure you know what I mean?
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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Yea i know what u mean lol. Cheers, time to call british gas!
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
Location: E46 //M3
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What boiler is it?
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Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
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Its a potterton powermax he85
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