posted by
bugshaw at 08:51pm on 01/12/2008
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The boiler has a habit of, once it has cut out because of the timer and/or thermostat and/or any other reason, not self-starting when the timer/thermostat triggers it on, so one has to press the reset manually. The lights come on on the timer quite happily, but the boiler doesn't fire up.
It has gone from doing this occasionally, to doing it most days, and today so far it has done it three times. By the time I notice (when my fingers stop working happily) the temperature has usually fallen to around 15-16 C.
I threw a lot of money at it when it was happening to the tenants this spring, and it hasn't been resolved satisfactorily. It's a five-year-old boiler in a five-year-old house, and passed a landlord gas safety check in September. I don't know what to do about it other than throw even more money at the sort of people who couldn't find anything wrong with it last time. I don't want to spend the winter with central heating/hot water that effectively runs on a 2-hour manual boost setting only.
It has gone from doing this occasionally, to doing it most days, and today so far it has done it three times. By the time I notice (when my fingers stop working happily) the temperature has usually fallen to around 15-16 C.
I threw a lot of money at it when it was happening to the tenants this spring, and it hasn't been resolved satisfactorily. It's a five-year-old boiler in a five-year-old house, and passed a landlord gas safety check in September. I don't know what to do about it other than throw even more money at the sort of people who couldn't find anything wrong with it last time. I don't want to spend the winter with central heating/hot water that effectively runs on a 2-hour manual boost setting only.
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That aside, I wish I knew what to suggest. Irregular faults are such a pain! Have you looked at boiler cover? I don't know if they cover you for grumpy boilers, or just broken ones.
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I must admit I've turned it up to 17 to get it to kick in for a little bit, after the back door was open for the dog. But I'll be too hot again soon!
Maybe I should turn the heating off, and wear a duvet and a fluffy hat.
Or better still... stay in bed...
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Circulating pump starting
Flow switch activating
Flue fan starting
Flue flow sensor
Gas regulator
Gas ignitor
Ignition detection electrodes
Each thing usually goes in sequence, you can probably figure
out where it's going wrong by listening to it :) I can with
mine anyway..
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It does come on properly sometimes. This morning, for example :-)
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Can you diagnose it from that? :)
Last time it didn't work, the cause was mice eating the wiring(!)
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Could be too high flow during the pre-ignition phase, causing a mini explosion in the combustion chamber...
Fun :)
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I have resisted a microwave for decades, damn it, without even the slightest degree of temptation! Now, suddenly...
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