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Thread Author: bathtub tom Replies: 7

 Central heating boiler kettling - Bromptonaut
My wall mounted Baxi which heats radiators and, via a coil in the copper cylinder hot water, started kettling last year. Not bad enough to thump/bang still less cut out, but definitely sounded as though it was on the cusp of boiling. Turned it down a notch and it's been OK since.

In the past we've had full on bang/boil/cut out scenario. The first was due to a blockage of iron oxides stopping the header tank keeping the system full. The second was a fault on the boiler where it wasn't calling the pump on when it fired - dry solder on a circuit board.

Worth checking for other things as well a sludge/scale.
 Messages Author Date
 Central heating boiler kettling  bathtub tom 21 Mar 21 09:52
 Central heating boiler kettling  Zero 21 Mar 21 09:58
 Central heating boiler kettling  martin aston 21 Mar 21 10:48
 Central heating boiler kettling  Falkirk Bairn 21 Mar 21 10:59
 Central heating boiler kettling  Bromptonaut 21 Mar 21 11:09
 Central heating boiler kettling  Ambo 22 Mar 21 14:59
 Central heating boiler kettling  Crankcase 22 Mar 21 15:11
 Central heating boiler kettling  Ambo 22 Mar 21 15:20
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