Recent content by noopin

Point taken - I'd just worked out that the flame detector would've cooled just before the water reached the duct, but it seems a damned unsophisticated system, when the Compact has a detector on the trap. Now that I understand what happened, I'll wait for my regular engineer to have a look...

Good luck, Blighty, I'm interested to know what's diagnosed. Agile, thanks for your input. I know the service manual once mentions the condensate detector on the heat exchanger, but I have searched and searched and there is no wire for such a thing, neither is it shown on the wiring diagram...

I don't deny liability for the breakdown, it worked fine for several days until the condensate backed up; it just won't reset fully to allow it to fire...if it wasn't the coldest night for years, I'd be less anxious.

"I dont feel much sympathy for illegal installers!" That's pretty obvious, but understandable. "You sound more like a building worker than a professional surveyor in a suit and tie!" There's no need to be bloody patronising - I deliberately capitalised Surveyor. Phew - moving onwards...

Fair enough, Agile, I'm a Surveyor and experienced developer. Normal practice is for me to install the system and my GasSafe guy to make final connections, tests and commission. He's in Gran Canaria until Wednesday and if the boiler hadn't been on the 2nd floor, I'd have made the final drain...

The Riva compact has a lock-out switch built into the trap but the Advance HE doesn't, I've just learned the hard way. I've just installed an Advance and left the condensate drain through the wall, awaiting connection to the stack. The drain pipe evidently curled slightly upwards and has...