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What to do if You Have No Hot Water - British Gas

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00:00:11.759 00:00:11.769 hot water you can never have enough of
00:00:14.499 00:00:14.509 it in your house so when it's not
00:00:16.060 00:00:16.070 working it can be a major problem
00:00:17.800 00:00:17.810 especially in winter however before you
00:00:20.529 00:00:20.539 phone an engineer here's a checklist of
00:00:22.569 00:00:22.579 things that you can try that might fix
00:00:23.859 00:00:23.869 it or that could help identify what the
00:00:25.870 00:00:25.880 problem is
00:00:30.330 00:00:30.340 if it's a power cut at home check the
00:00:32.519 00:00:32.529 fuse box and see if any switches are
00:00:34.080 00:00:34.090 being tripped and reset them
00:00:40.399 00:00:40.409 as the pilot light gone out if so it
00:00:43.529 00:00:43.539 might need reigniting or has the water
00:00:45.840 00:00:45.850 pressure dropped the gauge on your
00:00:47.520 00:00:47.530 boiler should read between 1 and 1.5 bar
00:00:50.310 00:00:50.320 check your thermostat if the target
00:00:52.889 00:00:52.899 temperature is below the heat of your
00:00:54.029 00:00:54.039 home the boiler won't turn on to try
00:00:56.279 00:00:56.289 turning up the heat or take a look at
00:00:58.619 00:00:58.629 the timer a power craft or accidental
00:01:00.779 00:01:00.789 lock may have affected the settings it
00:01:02.729 00:01:02.739 might just need readjusting sometimes
00:01:05.429 00:01:05.439 all it needs is a good old-fashioned
00:01:06.779 00:01:06.789 reset locate the reset button and follow
00:01:09.389 00:01:09.399 the manufacturer's instructions and if
00:01:11.700 00:01:11.710 there's still no joy and no hot water
00:01:13.350 00:01:13.360 try turning off of the mains that may
00:01:15.990 00:01:16.000 make a difference do you have a hot
00:01:21.120 00:01:21.130 water tank or cylinder check the
00:01:23.100 00:01:23.110 thermostat alternatively the programmer
00:01:25.770 00:01:25.780 it may have been knocked or a power cut
00:01:27.930 00:01:27.940 could have changed the timer or settings
00:01:29.550 00:01:29.560 other things you might consider at the
00:01:31.590 00:01:31.600 weather if it's cold outside it might be
00:01:34.109 00:01:34.119 a frozen pipe take a look at your
00:01:36.090 00:01:36.100 condensate pipe and try throwing it with
00:01:38.130 00:01:38.140 hot but not boiling water if it's still
00:01:41.370 00:01:41.380 freezing cold and you're only getting
00:01:42.749 00:01:42.759 hot water in the heating's on it's time
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00:01:46.650 00:01:46.660 information and additional tips check
00:01:48.570 00:01:48.580 out our blocks
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