Why oh why does the bloody heating always back up when there's a cold snap!!

[MarillionFan]

FFS. Mrs MF started playing with the settings on the thermostat, then changed the batteries and lo and behold the heating has packed up. The radiators are on but very low and it's bloody freezing.

Any suggestions?

Do I need to bleed the radiators?

[TimberWolf]

Have you tried turning it off and on?

[bless 'em all]

Check your condensate pipe if you have a condensing boiler. I got up this morning to luke warm radiators and flashing lights on my boiler.

The manufacturers et al didn't consider that the waste water from the boiler might freeze when it's discharged outside. I've just spent half an hour pouring warm water over a plastic pipe to dislodge the ice.

The heating's back on now, until the pipe freezes again.

[gingerjedi]

I bet you've got one of those new balanced flue eco type boilers?

We've got an old style inefficient Baxi back boiler that's never gone wrong in 12 years.

Worried I said that now...

[MarillionFan]

Check your condensate pipe if you have a condensing boiler. I got up this morning to luke warm radiators and flashing lights on my boiler.

The manufacturers et al didn't consider that the waste water from the boiler might freeze when it's discharged outside. I've just spent half an hour pouring warm water over a plastic pipe to dislodge the ice.

The heating's back on now, until the pipe freezes again.

Check that seems OK.

Time to bring out the ex-shop radiators and make the fire up. Luckily I've got 4 oil heaters in the garage.

Now got my hammer. I find hitting things tends to work

[TimberWolf]

Is Mrs MF a scapegoatette or was the fault really related to her changing the battery on something? Maybe she was replacing the battery because something was already broken? If not, tell her to put the old batteries back in.

[MarillionFan]

Is Mrs MF a scapegoatette or was the fault really related to her changing the battery on something? Maybe she was replacing the battery because something was already broken? If not, tell her to put the old batteries back in.

Done all that. It's just not working

Women. Know your place. Fecking up the central heating is a mans job! Though it appears it is now my fault for not turning the lights off downstairs last night?????

[doodab]

Done all that. It's just not working

Women. Know your place. Fecking up the central heating is a mans job! Though it appears it is now my fault for not turning the lights off downstairs last night?????

Presumably the thermostat also has a timer? The modern ones can be rather sophisticated and let you program different temperatures for different times of day, perhaps something has gotten changed that shouldn't have.

[Arturo Bassick]

Have you considered taking it out of reverse?

[Bacchus]

Why oh why does the bloody heating always back up when there's a cold snap!!

This usually happens during cold snap because you use it. It is very unlikely to happen during a heatwave... or if it does you won't notice. HTH

on a more helpful note... does the boiler have a reset button? I have an old Worcester Bosch which overheats occaisionally but has a little magic switch that needs to be pressed