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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Del Boy on 03 January 2010, 16:07:22
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
Whats up with it lsg?
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
Whats up with it lsg?
Won't light up, it's clicking but not lighting.
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Take turns at sitting in the car. That's what we did for 7 hours last year.
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
Whats up with it lsg?
Won't light up, it's clicking but not lighting.
Sometimes the ceramic ignitor inside can need relocating i found in the past if its any help. :y
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
Whats up with it lsg?
Won't light up, it's clicking but not lighting.
Sometimes the ceramic ignitor inside can need relocating i found in the past if its any help. :y
Will have a butchers mate cheers :y
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
Whats up with it lsg?
Won't light up, it's clicking but not lighting.
Sometimes the ceramic ignitor inside can need relocating i found in the past if its any help. :y
Will have a butchers mate cheers :y
:y :y
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
Or ecu failure. Gas valve failures on them tend to blow out trip
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
Or ecu failure. Gas valve failures on them tend to blow out trip
I'm on my 3rd fan, it has been the only problem in 18 years (I now keep a spare just in case)
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
Or ecu failure. Gas valve failures on them tend to blow out trip
I'm on my 3rd fan, it has been the only problem in 18 years (I now keep a spare just in case)
Profile - the ones that dry out the caps on the pcb. Better design that the newer superima that is just so poorly built, the pcb slowly destroys itself
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Great timing with the snow tonight and what not, f**king freezing in here, can't come out till tomorrow too :(
They're very helpful here: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=7545174b681e80c8fa93f19965d5b3c6 :y
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Take turns at sitting in the car. That's what we did for 7 hours last year.
Eh to save the gas bill? how tight are you!!!!
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Take turns at sitting in the car. That's what we did for 7 hours last year.
Eh to save the gas bill? how tight are you!!!![/quote]
You'll never, ever find that out. ;D
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Take turns at sitting in the car. That's what we did for 7 hours last year.
Eh to save the gas bill? how tight are you!!!![/quote]
You'll never, ever find that out. ;D
ducks buttocks ;D
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
Or ecu failure. Gas valve failures on them tend to blow out trip
I'm on my 3rd fan, it has been the only problem in 18 years (I now keep a spare just in case)
Profile - the ones that dry out the caps on the pcb. Better design that the newer superima that is just so poorly built, the pcb slowly destroys itself
The example next door has a failure mode where it runs the fan with the pilot valve open but no ignition - for hours on end. Very reassuring when you're in the middle of an LPG conversion in the next garage. ::)
Kevin
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Yes, if a profile there are 3 caps that dry out.....the result is a boiler that just keeps cycling, fan spins and the spark goes but the gas is not turned on.
A plumber will replace the PCB at a cost of 100+ quid, me, I replace the 3 capacitors at a cost of about 90p.......think I have done 4 in the close now
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Yes, if a profile there are 3 caps that dry out.....the result is a boiler that just keeps cycling, fan spins and the spark goes but the gas is not turned on.
A plumber will replace the PCB at a cost of 100+ quid, me, I replace the 3 capacitors at a cost of about 90p.......think I have done 4 in the close now
I assume they are electrolytics
Axial or Radial?
What value & voltage
I'll get some in anticipation
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Yes, if a profile there are 3 caps that dry out.....the result is a boiler that just keeps cycling, fan spins and the spark goes but the gas is not turned on.
A plumber will replace the PCB at a cost of 100+ quid, me, I replace the 3 capacitors at a cost of about 90p.......think I have done 4 in the close now
I assume they are electrolytics
Axial or Radial?
What value & voltage
I'll get some in anticipation
Cant recall the values but they are radial.
all around 22-100uf....go for highest temp rating you can.
Never had to replace a fan, I just strip them down, clean them up and soak the broze bearings in a parrafin/light oil mix for 24 hours and then get 5 years from them
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If it's a potterton Profile I bet it's the fan failed
Or ecu failure. Gas valve failures on them tend to blow out trip
forgot tomention that aswell,the gas valves do actually tend to stick,just give it a gentle tap with the hammer,works everytime. ;)
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Yes, if a profile there are 3 caps that dry out.....the result is a boiler that just keeps cycling, fan spins and the spark goes but the gas is not turned on.
A plumber will replace the PCB at a cost of 100+ quid, me, I replace the 3 capacitors at a cost of about 90p.......think I have done 4 in the close now
Hmm. Might pre-empt mine and give it a precautionary cap change come the summer. Probably about time it had a service. No evidence of it being touched for the 12 years the house has been here. :-[
Kevin
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Perhaps a silly question but have you got the thermostat turned up........
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Perhaps a silly question but have you got the thermostat turned up........
Yup. Tried that!!!! :y
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Perhaps a silly question but have you got the thermostat turned up........
Yup. Tried that!!!! :y
It will either have a motorised valve that diverts flow round the radiators and switches on the pump and boiler, or the hot water will be gravity fed and the central heating will use a pump switched via the thermostat and programmer. So, depending on the configuration of the system, suspect either the pump or the motorised valve - assuming the thermostat and controller are OK, of course.
Post some more info. on what is in the airing cupboard and might be ble to suggest some diagnostic steps.
Kevin
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Yep motorised valve,weather its combi or systems boiler,but then again,it could be a couple more things besides that if its a combi. :-/
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Programmer fault or stat fault.
If it was the 3 way valve, the boiler would still fire up when heating selected ;)
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Programmer fault or stat fault.
If it was the 3 way valve, the boiler would still fire up when heating selected ;)
Depends on the type of system. Ours has microswitches in the valve(s) (2 separate ones instead of a 3 way) which fire up the boiler, so if the valve is stuck, nothing happens.
Kevin
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Not just me then? My boiler's badged ideal classic? The pilot light is on & if you select hot water on the switch box in the kitchen you can hear the boiler fire up & away you go. Press heating, constant or timed & nothing...not a sausage even though the little red light comes on. I have a leccy fire downstairs so keep warm,but it's pricey to run.
Any ideas before i phone the plumber?
Programmer fault or stat fault.
If it was the 3 way valve, the boiler would still fire up when heating selected ;)
Depends on the type of system. Ours has microswitches in the valve(s) (2 separate ones instead of a 3 way) which fire up the boiler, so if the valve is stuck, nothing happens.
Kevin
Ah right - is that to save putting in the bypass valve normally associated with zoned systems?
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Ah right - is that to save putting in the bypass valve normally associated with zoned systems?
I think it's so that you can have independent control of heating and hot water, with the boiler only firing up when one or the other is calling for heat. It still has a bypass circuit as the boiler has a thermostat that causes the pump to run on if it shuts down while too hot.
Kevin
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Kevin is correct, its the microswitch in the valve that fires the boiler, not the stats or programmer.
The easy test is to turn the hot water on (ensure there is demand by winding the stat on the tank up) and then set the manual lever on the side of the motorised valve to allow flow to the heating system and check to see if the rads get warm
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Kevin is correct, its the microswitch in the valve that fires the boiler, not the stats or programmer.
The easy test is to turn the hot water on (ensure there is demand by winding the stat on the tank up) and then set the manual lever on the side of the motorised valve to allow flow to the heating system and check to see if the rads get warm
What time are you coming round to do that then?
I'll valet your car while you're here....not he Mummybus, sorry i'd rather feed the leccy!!!!!