Hi peeps, I am involved with a small Charity running our Village Hall. Today a 'Gas Safe' engineer arrived to do the annual service on one of our Hall boilers, a 15yr old VC GB 242EH Vaillant, which has given us trouble free heating since installation, including just before the service, and advised us on completion that it would not light up and it was a timer problem.
I am informed that the push button (ignition?) switch (has a pic. of a flame next to it) on the main switch panel came out of its housing as the panel was removed, and was then pushed back in, and suspect this may be the problem. The panel has been removed, and the push button goes into a sealed switch unit behind, and we have been unable utilise the terminals on the unit to get it to run.
We are unable to get another qualified engineer for two days, and the 'Gas Safe' engineer is, unsurprisingly, 'unavailable'. (Further action is proposed in his case.)
1. All fuses have been checked and there is switched power to the boiler from the serviceable (checked by leccy) timeswitch. Is there any other simple thing that a good DIYer or electrician could check?
2. As Vaillant want an exorbitant price to send an engineer out, never mind repair it, we feel that if we are unable to get it going cheaply, we should replace the boiler with a modern condenser. Could anyone recommend a suitable reliable boiler to supply ten 1000mm x 600mm double radiators. No hot water supply required. I am sure there must be an OOFer who can help.
TIA
