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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
27 July 2009, 10:34 PM
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Andy
Joined 27 Jul 2009
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Hi, can anyone help?I have a powermax 185 over 12 years old that has started to make an extremely loud banging noise, once sometimes twice a day, no real pattern to it other than I jump out of my boots every time it bangs. Any ideas what the problem is and how to resolve. thanks
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
3 August 2009, 11:42 PM
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mih_clau
Joined 3 Aug 2009
1 posts
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Hi,
I'm looking for a service manual for a Powermax Range 140 any idea where I can find one?
Thanks for your help
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 5:00 PM
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sunshine
Joined 15 May 2009
8 posts
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Hi, we have a powermax 155 sealed (I think, because it has a pressure gauge) and the central heating has not been used over the summer. The hot water is fine and we are not getting lock out red light, but we are not getting any heat to the radiators. The green pilot light comes on for the hot water but is not kicking in for the radiators. Pressure had dropped, my husband boosted it up and drained all radiators but this hasn't worked. I called heatteam today and then want £320 to come out, so thought I might ask on here before booking them. Sean, can you help us? I have emailed you in the hope that you might live in our area, but have since realised you are in Wales, so apologies for that. Any advice would be gratefully received.
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 6:31 PM
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Village Idiot
Joined 23 Sep 2007
29 posts
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To Sunshine , what area/part of the country are you in ?
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 6:38 PM
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SEAN
Joined 20 Nov 2005
201 posts
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hi pump is stuck give a bang with a hammer (handle bit).if you have had it on for a long time without the rads working, you might need a new pump.
sean
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 6:41 PM
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sunshine
Joined 15 May 2009
8 posts
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I'm in Salisbury, Wiltshire
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 7:15 PM
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Village Idiot
Joined 23 Sep 2007
29 posts
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SOUNDS LIKE PUMP SEIZURE , ANY COMPETENT PLUMBER SHOULD BE ABLE TO FREE IT OFF,TRY A SHARP BANG ON PUMP BODY , WE ARE IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE, SORRY .
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
10 September 2009, 7:33 PM
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sunshine
Joined 15 May 2009
8 posts
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Thanks all, that is a job for this weekend.
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
12 September 2009, 3:49 PM
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JooxerMan
Joined 8 Sep 2009
1 posts
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HiWe have an open vented Powermax 155x CP and the programmer's red lights dimmed and then went out as others have described. So we will need a new programmer ('clock'). What I would like to know from Guru Sean or any other wise heads reading this is, is a clock failing after 7 years quite common, or have we been unlucky? This one was mfr'd by Horstmann. Incidentally, my first thought was that it looked like a battery problem, I tested the backup Li-ion battery though and it still had plenty of juice.
And if a new clock will cost around £75, that seems quite steep for what you're getting. I presume they are made by more than one manufacturer, can anyone point to the cheapest supplier? Also, am I right in thinking that if I link terminals 27 and 28 I can run the central heating manually off the switch as a stopgap measure?
One final question I'd like to know - can you adjust (lower) the output hot water temperature for the taps at all? Or would this necessarily also lower the temp in the CH system and reduce its efficiency?
Hope you can help, Morgan Perth, Scotland.
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
13 September 2009, 7:21 AM
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SEAN
Joined 20 Nov 2005
201 posts
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hi yes new clcok needed. you can fit a programable room stat but you would have to leave the water on constant as the stat would not bring the boiler on, only the pump.you can turn the water down on you blender valve but if its very hot at the momnent you possibly want a new one of them (nice £75) dont turn the store down it will affect everthing
ps dont keep turning the power off to the boiler the clocks dont like it.
sean
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
13 September 2009, 4:53 PM
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sunshine
Joined 15 May 2009
8 posts
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Hi, message for Sean. Thanks so much for the advice you gave my husband on the phone regarding the boiler he did what you suggested and we now have heating!! Just fantastic and you are an angel.It has saved us the cost of calling heatteam out at a time when we could least afford it. THANK YOU!!!
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
2 October 2009, 10:22 PM
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Phil W
Joined 14 Jun 2009
3 posts
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Hi, does anyone know of Powermax 185 expert/guru in the Peterborough area. Usual problems: whistling, lock outs, in need of a service, etc.many thanks Phil
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
3 October 2009, 8:22 AM
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Village Idiot
Joined 23 Sep 2007
29 posts
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I SUGGEST TRY BAXI/ POTTERTON HEATTEAM ON 0844 871 1545 FOR A FIXED PRICE SERVICE/REPAIR ,
( CIRCA £ 310.00) WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH SOME OF THEIR PRICES
GOOD LUCK ~~~~~~~~~~(VILLAGE IDIOT 07850813190)
THEY WILL NEED MODEL & SERIAL NO IF POSSIBLE
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
3 October 2009, 9:37 AM
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Phil W
Joined 14 Jun 2009
3 posts
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Many thanks, I give them a call.Phil
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
4 October 2009, 7:22 PM
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Worley
Joined 2 Feb 2009
2 posts
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Hi,
I hope someone can help me - I was so glad to find this discussion!
I have a Powermax 155 boiler and for the last 3 years, it runs perfectly over the summer when the heating is off, but as soon as I turn the heating on, it locks out, sometimes tripping the electric circuits too. The boiler then will not turn on at all I am a memeber of the Bristish Gas Homecare service and over the last 3 winters - no word of a lie - I call them out every week - sometimes twice, without fail. Each engineer tells me that they have sorted it, only for it to break again soon after - sometimes within hours of them leaving.
This is a nightmare as I need to take whole afternoons off work to wait for them to come out.
Is there anyone out there that knows of a decent boiler engineer in the Nottingham/Mansfield area as I am now going to cut Brisitsh Gas loose and pay for someone to come to sort this out once and for all.
Any help would be really appreciated!
Thanks, Alice.
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
4 October 2009, 7:31 PM
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Worley
Joined 2 Feb 2009
2 posts
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I have just read some of the history to this thread - Sean, if you are out there, please help me!!
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
4 October 2009, 7:49 PM
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SEAN
Joined 20 Nov 2005
201 posts
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hi email me your number [Log in to view email]
sean
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
4 October 2009, 8:31 PM
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smada
Joined 4 Oct 2009
2 posts
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HiI have just moved to a new house. The Powermax 185 boiler runs for about 30min then cuts out. You get hot water but no heating regardless if you have heating s/w on on thermostat high. At no point does the pump come on. Does the pump need to run in hot water only mode? or is that the problem.
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
17 October 2009, 4:35 PM
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MiketheBoilerman
Joined 15 Sep 2009
4 posts
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No, the pump is not needed in hot water mode. Your Powermax probably has either a jammed CH pump or programmer failure. The likelihood of each is about 50/50.Cheers, Mike the Boilerman
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Problems with Powermax 185 Boiler
23 October 2009, 10:54 AM
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sunshine
Joined 15 May 2009
8 posts
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Hi Everyone, well we have had a good few weeks without problem, but have today found the boiler is leaking water!! Eek!! Any suggestions on where to start looking? Or is this a job for the heatteam? It is a slow leak but with quite a lot of water, because two towels that were in the same cupboard are soaked through. Pressure has dropped to zero obviously, and if I had the money I would get rid of this boiler tomorrow!!
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