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General Discussion Area / Re: Boiler Advice

« on: 14 February 2025, 12:52:32 »

Thanks for all the advice.

Ideal say its too old for their fixed price service, shame as thats a cracking deal.
I agree, its likely the PCB, but he won't let me look / fix / swap
He is however coming round to fixing being much cheaper, and with zero change for the rest of the system.

We await this other company coming out to do their diagnosis next week.  (They quoted to do both, but are coming to see it first)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Boiler Advice

« on: 12 February 2025, 11:26:10 »

Cheers, love the hive comment, he deffo wont be going there!
Told him to ring Ideal, Hopefully they will do similar for older boilers, even if a bit dearer, sounds a good option.
We had Warm Air in our old house and replaced like for like, but the new one was never as reliable as the old.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Boiler Advice

« on: 12 February 2025, 10:14:53 »

Parts for your Dad's boiler seem to be readily available, so if the gas guy claims otherwise and that he's trying sell your Dad a new boiler, find someone else. 

Gas Valve


PCB

Yes, plenty of genuine parts, think theres enough to build an entire one.  Thats the thing, he didnt quote, for anything.  Just walked.  He doesnt want any job for whatever reason, hence researching, and he's found another company.

Its more at 30 years old, do you sink £500ish, or cut losses.
Other factors being his age, and what the future brings, do you buy normal now, or have heat pump forced in a few years.
This one is basic, suits him, heating and or water on twice a day, one button to boost on or off if required, no messing about with awkward programmers etc

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General Discussion Area / Boiler Advice

« on: 12 February 2025, 09:54:15 »

My (80 year old) Dad has a 30ish year old Ideal Classic FF270.
This year Ive just discovered its not been working well for him.
Had it serviced, and apparently it cuts out every few minutes, no wonder its not working too well.
His 'heating man' had gas valve in bits, and said either new gas valve or PCB required.  Its had neither in 30 years, but has had a new fan.  He claimed not available, and new boiler required.
He quoted for neither......Reading between the lines a job my dad put him onto turned a bit sour due to many call backs due to user error (I know the person, and avoid them too)

So, 2 mins on google confirmed it was a well regarded boiler, and parts are available.

Another company has been provided with this info, and will come out and replace those parts for about £500, but have suggested a new boiler would be a better option (I'm less convinced, ill have to manage the change etc).  Plus that is relying on the other diagnostic, so may go up or down from there.

Thoughts and advice?

Fix or replace intitially.
If replace, what's a respected make these days? 
He is on his own in a 4 bed detatched, traditional water cylinder and rads. He likes a bath, not a shower.  Suspect he would be better with a replacement system boiler than a combi, but after the hive mind advice too.

Cheers

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 20 December 2024, 07:45:52 »

Finally picked it back up from the garage

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?

« on: 23 October 2024, 13:51:59 »

Yes, not nice things, 3 of em to hold me steady as they dont want you moving / jerking.  A horrible sensation.  A good few years ago now.
Was a nasty headache too...suspected meningitus.

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 22 October 2024, 19:31:10 »

Gutted I didnt think of this earlier....but the Ring captured it breaking....This could have saved me some time!

https://images.omegaowners.com/images/Jimbob/Ring.mp4

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 22 October 2024, 13:30:26 »

Think you could be right, think its CCZB

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 22 October 2024, 10:48:56 »

Not a great update....

Swapped the HPFP with no change at all.
So decided time to get someone in.  Cant get it anywhere, So home start with the AA it was.

Told him the history, he had a prod and a poke, pointed out turning over far too fast, also tried taking the plugs out, number 1 now stuck fast despite it coming out easily when I did it, Do not beleive cross threaded.  Fairly sure the chain has let go. 

It left on the back of his truck to a garage that does engine repairs.  Not gonna be cheap.

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 18 October 2024, 09:11:06 »

I cant measure pressure...but what came out that hose must be more than it needs by a long shot else that fuel tank would empty very fast 

HPFP is drive by Cam, and there is a plunger between the 2 Ive seen for sale too.  end of this listing theres a few https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts/fuel-injection-pump-high-pressure-pump-12903/vw/golf/golf-vi-5k1/30971-2-0-gti?page=3

Think ill remove the High pressure output and see what I get there, and then perhaps take the pump off and check that plunger and see what weve got.

Gotta get it running again soon, frustratingly little to go on.

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 17 October 2024, 11:08:58 »

If that was the case...Surely it would run badly....rather than not even trying to start

the term High pressure worries me a little...is it ok to crack the other pipe and see if that is outputting fuel?

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 16 October 2024, 17:03:05 »

Finally got a break in the downpours to take that pipe off,
Yes, runs with opening the door, and when cranking, pours out at a good rate into a jar, so weve deffo got low pressure fuel.

Nothing obvious to see on the visible wires, be far more hidden though.

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 15 October 2024, 17:26:54 »

Just had another look, no sign of fuel with no plugs in.  say between 60 and 120 bar cranking
HPFP has voltage at the terminal connection was seeing about 6-8v, but was a bit heath robinson to measure.

After clear and some playing, have intermittant P2296 and P2294 codes.

Theres a hard pipe and a soft pipe to this pump, dunno what to disconnect to check, or any other way of checking where fuel is.

LPFP under the bench in the rear so bit of fun to get to that.

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 15 October 2024, 14:59:58 »

Not sure on reliability  of my data poss 96.92 bar fuel pressure, not even sure if thats plausible.

Will see what else I can check later

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General Car Chat / Re: Golf not starting

« on: 15 October 2024, 13:17:42 »

Or could it just be one of these?
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/7290620?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&tb_prm=20315908947&gshp=1&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwpbi4BhByEiwAMC8JnUIHhCAULVt4QkiduKZsfttxkfmAm_zJ4YUBqpOJQmgacWZXdmFv6RoCdPIQAvD_BwE