r/DIYUK • u/rainbow0987654 • 1d ago

Boiler advice

I’ve noticed a high pitch whistling from my boiler a couple of times over the last few months. Each time it has been while the heating is on but it’s definitely not everytime the heating is on as we have it on a few times a day and we’ve only heard it a handful of times over the last few months.

I haven’t had a service since we bought the house 2 years ago. Would you say book in for a service or a repair? Thanks

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u/mydiyusername 1d ago

Gas valve needs replacing or the injector is dirty. Common for them to do it at high fire so turning the boiler down can prevent it if it’s annoying you whilst you wait for an engineer. Not always the case mind.

The Ideal Espirit Eco is one of their budget boilers which gets rebadged as quite a few names. I’ve fitted loads, they aren’t a bad boiler, gas valve and leaky pressure relief are the main problems. People will have a bad experience and tell you they’re crap. I can give you repair stories for loads of boilers.

They have a five year warranty so if you’re in warranty ring Ideal. If you’re ringing an engineer you need to tell them you want it serviced but it also needs a repair it will most likely save you money.