If your condensing boiler stops working in cold weather your condensate pipe could be frozen
- To check go to outlet pipe (normally white pipe) at drain
- Feel end of pipe, if ice blocking end remove as much as possible
- Pour hot water over pipe and outlet and repeat until water flows from boiler
- Reset boiler
- Keep an eye on it so it doesn't freeze again
If you have run out of gas
- Get a top up
- With boiler off:
- Add top up
- Reset meter using yellow instruction label on front of meter
- Reset regulator (if applicable - above meter)
- Reset boiler
How to bleed your radiators - if your radiators are cold at the top and hot at the bottom when your heating is on
- To bleed turn heating off
- Undo bleed valve slightly until air starts coming out (if no air after one turn it may be blocked and you will require a call out)
- Once water starts to come out close bleed and be careful not to over tighten
- Check boiler pressure on boiler, if applicable and top up as per low system pressure below
Low system pressure?
System pressure should be around 1-1.5 bar when cold.
To top up:
- Locate fill loop (normally has a silver flexible hose)
- Slowly open fill valve (a plastic thumb tap)
- If 2 taps (one at each end) open one fully and second one slowly
- Watch needle on pressure gauge rise and once on 1-1.5 bar close tap(s)
If you are unsure of carrying out any of the above instructions please give us a call and we will arrange a call out.
DEGAS accept no liability for any damage or harm caused whilst following these instructions.
If in doubt - call us out!