Central Heating Problems!

[mario317]

Typical. Just as the cold weather has arrived our oil fired central heating system has started cutting out and we have to keep pressing the re-set button to get it fired up again.

Does anyone know why this could be happening and also does anyone know any english/english speaking heating engineers/plumbers in the Gueret, Creuse area?

 

[Lori]

Not sure if your problem is the same as ours was, but ....

When we bought our house (in Spring), we didn't turn on our heating system until winter arrived.  We had the very same problem - get cutting off and we would have to rearm it.  Finally found someone who could work on it in this area and they came out.  The previous owner (who only owned the house for 18 months) had installed the central fuel system, but apparently, had never had it cleaned.  We were into the system's 3rd winter when we turned it on.  When the repair men opened it up, it was filthy.  A good comprehensive check-up and cleaning did the trick.  I now have it checked every other winter from the same service.

The cleaning and full system check-up cost us 267 euros.

You might have the same problem??  However, it could be so many things.  Luckily for us, the previous owner had left us the paperwork on the system, so we could read the troubleshooting section.

Good luck to you.

 

[mario317]

Thanks. That's interesting to know. We only bought the house in June so this is obviously our first winter with it. The previous owner left no manual and also left it very low on oil, so we do wonder if it has got dirt/sediment in it from the bottom of the oil tank.

 

[Ron Avery]

The central heating systems on all ferries to and from France are working perfectly well.   

[GRT17]

Why not just say that this has been posted on the wrong forum and be done with it.

G

[Athene]

We were freezing when we were last over as our heating system went belly up!  The local chaffaurgiste could not repair it as he could not get hold of the right thermocouple. He tried with one that was nearly the same but it nearly set the house on fire, there was carbon where flames had come out of the boiler before it fortunately switched itself off!  It took the expert from the De Dietrich organisation to come out to do the necessary! We have not had his bill yet!  Good luck with your system!