5 Fault Finding

Malfunction

Cause

Remedy

Water flows out of the expansion relief

Dirt on the valve seat of the expansion

Check the expansion relief valve and

valve (only when heating up).

relief valve.

reset it manually.

 

Pressure limiting valve defective.

Switch off the boiler and immersion

 

 

heater and check whether the pressure

 

 

behind the pressure limiting valve is lower

 

 

than 3.0 bar if water flows out only when

 

 

heating up. If so, replace the pressure

 

 

limiting valve.

 

Expansion vessel defective.

Check the pressure in the expansion

 

 

vessel. If the pressure is insufficient,

 

 

re-establish the pressure and check

 

 

whether the equalisation tank maintains

 

 

the pressure.

 

Expansion relief valve defective.

If the pressure is normal, replace the

 

 

expansion relief valve.

Water comes out of the temperature and

Dirt on the valve seat of the temperature

Check the seat of the temperature

pressure relief valve (only when heating

and pressure relief valve.

and pressure relief valve and reset it

up).

 

manually.

 

Temperature control of the boiler

Check the temperature control of the

 

defective.

boiler if water only comes out when

 

 

reheating with the boiler. Check whether

 

 

the two port valve switches to the heating

 

 

position after reaching the cylinder

 

 

temperature.

 

Cylinder temperature sensor defective.

Check the cylinder temperature sensor

 

 

and the corresponding thermal cut outs

 

 

and replace the temperature sensor and

 

 

reset the thermal cut outs if necessary.

 

Two port valve defective.

Check whether the two port valve is

 

 

working and replace it if necessary.

 

Temperature and pressure relief valve

Replace the temperature and pressure

 

defective.

relief valve if water only comes out when

 

 

heating up with the immersion heater.

 

Immersion heater defective.

Check the temperature sensor of the

 

 

immersion heater and the corresponding

 

 

thermal cut out and replace the

 

 

immersion heater if necessary.

 

 

Table 5.1 Fault Finding (continued)

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