pimmo2000

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Got my boiler serviced and since then it makes like a howling noise..

Like its not quite lighting... everything works fine, heats ok..

Makes me a bit on edge.. the fella did it as a side thing... when he was doing other work.. but I have come back as he was scared his boss would find out...

Any thoughts?

ashills

if it doubt get him back mate cant be to carefull id always rather a customer ring me back if they even think theres a problem
is it a fairly modern boiler maybe just the fan vibrating on the case ?
try touching ur hand against the front or sides see if it stops (might be hot be careful)

pimmo2000

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It seems to .. but only touching the silver cover.. its about 3 years old .. 3 -5 no tank in it.. combo is it ?

paulwrxboro

yes its a combi,probably condensing boiler
what type of boiler is it?, did he remove the fan for a service
how long did the service take ?

pimmo2000

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No fans .. 20 minutes.. just used hoover and some wire wool .. said it was sealed unit so only bugs from the flue could get in .. no dust ?

paulwrxboro

20 mins is ok
you mean it has no fan or never took fan out ?
lol if bugs can get in so can dust, but thats why you hoover
what boiler make is it ?

probably just a lose cover screw , call him and ask him to come back if you dont want to look for it
wer is the boiler ?kitchen ? bedroom? loft ?

pimmo2000

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It didn't have any fans that I could see .. its under the stairs .. the make is Ariston..

Calling him back would be difficult as it was a foreigner and his boss doesn't know ..

paulwrxboro

call the boss and tell him there is a problem with the original thing he come out to do
he will probably send the same fella, nobody likes to fix other peoples mistakes

jbl

Was the chap who carried out the service a qualified person to do so or just a 'job on the side' ?
If not qualified then get a proper service engineer in to do the job properly.

I wouldn't mess with gas.

Cheers

Brian

pimmo2000

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Its the front cover.. I removed it and the little clips the screws go into have broken off, only one holding it on, started it up and no noise. Where do I get new clips?

Yeah he was fully qualified.

pimmo2000

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I cant find these little clips anywhere ... been to 6 different DIY places !!

Any ideas?

pimmo2000

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http://mr-2parts.com/images/C%20Pillar%20Clips.JPG

Hanley

You could try Ariston website / customer support

pimmo2000

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ah ***** bought this

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