Y-plan Issues - quick help needed please!

[Greg Taylor]

grfeg, if you post your location, 1 of us may be close enough to help ( shut it , geordie! LOL.)

Hi telectrix,

I'm from Barrow In Furness, Cumbria.

I've phoned all around today and earliest is Monday. Luckily it isn't too cold at the moment!

I managed to get the pump running earlier, but the boiler didn't kick in. Once I switched it off and on again it didn't come back on....

That maybe a clue for one of the genious's who could work out where the wiring fault is, or what I have wired up wrong!

Cheers

 

[Geordie Spark]

grfeg, if you post your location, 1 of us may be close enough to help ( shut it , geordie! LOL.)

NOW what am I getting blamed for??? :angelsad2::35:

 

[telectrix]

the comment was made in anticipation of your imminent sarcastic reference to my skills with heating systems.:ack2::49:

 

[Geordie Spark]

the comment was made in anticipation of your imminent sarcastic reference to my skills with heating systems.:ack2::49:

As if I would

 

[Greg Taylor]

Any ideas people?

 

[Leesparkykent]

Any ideas people?

You need to check for the correct voltage throughout the order of how it's switched on both ch and hw, with out this it's all guess work.

 

[PEG]

...Sounds more like an issue with your boiler,than the control side...I would advise getting someone who is familiar with that model,and isolate the control side,bridge out the HW/CH and actually see the boiler function correctly.

Good luck :icon12:

 

[Greg Taylor]

Can somebody help me out please. I've been let down twice now by leccys in the past fortnight.

Has anyone got a diagram or know how to just get the central heating on, using the controls on the boiler. Basically override the 3 way valve, and by pass the thermostat and control panel.

its a Worchester Greenstar RI.

Thanks for your help.

 

[telectrix]

don't know if this is of any use.:

Worcester GREENSTAR Ri Installation And Servicing Instructions (Page 33 of 68)

 

[davesparks]

Can somebody help me out please. I've been let down twice now by leccys in the past fortnight.

Has anyone got a diagram or know how to just get the central heating on, using the controls on the boiler. Basically override the 3 way valve, and by pass the thermostat and control panel.

its a Worchester Greenstar RI.

Thanks for your help.

Without seeing the system it is very hard to advise how to bypass the controls safely, some types of hot water storage need overheat protection as they can explode in a most dramatic fashion if they overheat.
The problem with a 3 port valve is that with it latched open manually it will be heating both DHW and CH without control.

 

[Greg Taylor]

Without seeing the system it is very hard to advise how to bypass the controls safely, some types of hot water storage need overheat protection as they can explode in a most dramatic fashion if they overheat.
The problem with a 3 port valve is that with it latched open manually it will be heating both DHW and CH without control.

Hi Dave, Thanks.

Its not an issue if I latch the valve open, as it will just feed the hot water tank and circulate. I won't be leaving the system running for any longer than 1 hour really. Just enough to heat rads and tank full of water!! Unless I am missing something...

is is there a way to miss everything out, just have the pump and boiler running? I will check that link now Teletrix, thanks mate

 

[Johnmdc]

You need to put a link between terminals L and LR to get the boiler to fire up.
But I should warn you that unless you are gas safe registered you shouldn't be removing the cover off the boiler.

 

[Geordie Spark]

You need to put a link between terminals L and LR to get the boiler to fire up.
But I should warn you that unless you are gas safe registered you shouldn't be removing the cover off the boiler.

Bollox!!! :laugh:

 

[Geordie Spark]

You need to put a link between terminals L and LR to get the boiler to fire up.
But I should warn you that unless you are gas safe registered you shouldn't be removing the cover off the boiler.

Bollox!!! :laugh:

 

[Johnmdc]

Charming and the same to you Geordie!
Do you never watch rogue traders or watchdog that's what they say. And over on the plumbing forum if someone asks a question like this they always get closed and advised to get a GSR engineer.
I was only warning the guy not telling him not to.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Charming and the same to you Geordie!
Do you never watch rogue traders or watchdog that's what they say. And over on the plumbing forum if someone asks a question like this they always get closed and advised to get a GSR engineer.
I was only warning the guy not telling him not to.

haha, April fools?

 

[Silly Sausage]

Bollox!!! :laugh:

Charming and the same to you Geordie!
Do you never watch rogue traders or watchdog that's what they say. And over on the plumbing forum if someone asks a question like this they always get closed and advised to get a GSR engineer.
I was only warning the guy not telling him not to.

What he says up there!
You're not interfering with gas/combustion parts of the boiler.
Would you trust a GSR plumber to do the electrics? Probably why it doesn't work!

 

[Johnmdc]

haha, April fools?

No just covering my back! If he blows himself up he can't blame me.

 

[Leesparkykent]

No just covering my back! If he blows himself up he can't blame me.

Well you told him how to link out his boiler and he's not an electrician.

 

[Johnmdc]

Well you told him how to link out his boiler and he's not an electrician.

Your the one who asked him what wires went where and gave him a wiring diagram

 

[Leesparkykent]

Your the one who asked him what wires went where and gave him a wiring diagram

Before he said he wasn't an electrician.

 

[Geordie Spark]

Hang fire lads ......I'm just off to get some popcorn.

 

[Johnmdc]

You need to check for the correct voltage throughout the order of how it's switched on both ch and hw, with out this it's all guess work.

But you still advised this after he said he wasn't an electrician.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hang fire lads ......I'm just off to get some popcorn.

haha I got you a light ale as well lol :icon12:

 

[Geordie Spark]

haha I got you a light ale as well lol :icon12:

Spitfire?? ......... funny thing is I had one of those about an hour ago!

 

[Silly Sausage]

haha I got you a light ale as well lol :icon12:

A crate or two would be handy for the last sentence of this ... :smilielol5:

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