Count House Boiler

Count House Boiler is leaking.

The boiler at the hut is leaking and will probably need replacing as the cost of repairing it (again, it was extensively repaired in 2017) is likely to be excessive.

If you are staying at the hut, you will need to top the pressure up from time to time. If the pressure is too low, the boiler won’t fire up. It should be at about 1.0 bar (displayed on LCD panel).

Instructions to top the pressure up:

1. Remove the front panel of the boiler (it is propped on, not fixed, to make this easier.
2. Inside, facing you, is a vertical silver hose with black plastic taps at the bottom (TAP A) and the top (TAP B).
3. Open TAP A first (bottom tap).
4. Open TAP B (top tap).
5. Watch the pressure increase on the LCD panel – it only takes a few seconds to get to about 1 bar.
6. Close TAP B.
7. Close TAP A.
8. Replace the front panel.

The rate of loss will depend to some extent on how much use is being made of the boiler, so you will just have to check it in the morning and the evening and act accordingly.

Remember Jack’s job in The Shining?

Rob Seymour – Custodian and HMSC Chair