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Nest heating system, hot water not firing up

  • 13-07-2024 12:38pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 9


    Hello everyone.

    We got a nest thermostat fitted a few years ago, and it's always worked perfect up until now. Lately though the water isn't heating up (for showers etc) using the app/manually using the thermostat, however if I set the home heating to come on the gas boiler fires up.

    My very limited research pointed me up towards the hot press, found the two different boxes with switches on them, one clicks (the radiator one) when activated, the other one does not. I was speaking with a guy who knows a bit about these and he told me there's a manual switch/lever on these boxes, and if I push the lever to one side the water heating should activate, however it would not come off again, until I go back up and switch it the opposite way again, however moving the lever does nothing, meaning the gas boiler doesn't fire up doing this either.

    I have had to start using my immersion heater for water since this started happening a few weeks ago.

    So my question would be, do I call out a plumber, an electrician, or someone who installs the nest thermostat systems?

    Any help and advice really appreciated.



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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Temporarily, if you move that manual lever to on and switch the heating to on (make sure thermostat is turned up enough to call for heat) it should heat your hot water. You can turn off each rad for now.

    Then arrange for a plumber to check it out. Most likely that hotwater zone valve is faulty.

    Please follow site and charter rules. "Resistance is futile"



  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    Hello,

    Yeah I did try that a few weeks ago (I've just returned from holidays) unsure if I had the thermostat turned up though, so I'll try that and report back

    Thanks for your advice



  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    I turned the boost feature on and manually moved that lever and nothing happened, no "click" and no red light on the box either, nothing from the gas boiler either, so I'm assuming it's goosed.

    Plumber job?



  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Did you turn on the heating ie heat for radiators?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    The radiators are working fine, it just seems to be the hot water that nest won't control.

    Hope this makes sense



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  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Yes. But you need to carefully read my suggestion. Turn on the lever on the non working zone valve. Then go to your controls and turn on your house heating for at least half an hour. Make sure your boiler is running during that time. Also check that the lever on the non working valve remains in the on position during all of this.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR




  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    Update, got an electrician in who tested various cables, there's some kind of switch needed, he says it's not calling for the gas boiler to activate when I ask for the hot water to be boosted/scheduled to come on.

    He'll pick up one this week, reckons it's a very small job.

    Thanks for your help.



  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Keep us updated. You might have be lucky enough to get an electrician who'll just replace the micro switch.

    Time wise (taking callout and hourly rates into account) it's often just as cheap to replace the whole unit.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    I will do, guy is a neighbour and friend, so hopefully I'm looking at less than€100 but will keep you updated



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  • Registered Users Posts: 9 DXR


    It's a thermostat by the looks of things, this is what he pointed at anyway.

    Can see from googling, not an expensive part, so hopefully, please be to god, this will sort it 🙏🏾



  • Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 6,305 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wearb


    Oh! I was thinking zone valve.

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