Hi
Worcester-Bosch 28CDI RSF, 7 years old and only serviced twice in its life (yea, my fault but money always been an issue, man, save a little to spend a lot, when will I ever learn)
Yesterday the mains trip switch blew and left us in darkness, the cause was the combi boiler, the system was dead and I found that the F1 2 amp fuse had blown. I checked the wiring for damage and the system for leaks that may have caused a short on the circuit, including the board but none could be found, as dry as a bone. I fitted the spare fuse and all was ok, well for a couple of hours that is, then the mains trip switch went again, I switched it back on and everything worked, heating and hot water was fine but for safety reasons, and to ensure that my alarm clock remained active during the night I switched the boiler off at the mains. But today when I switched it back on, it ran for a couple of minutes, the boiler lit up and gave me enough time to get downstairs before the mains trip switch went again, this time the F1 fuse had also blown again, and I don’t have another, not yet.
I don’t believe that the issue lies with the circuit board as I think this would cause the fuse to blow as soon as the power to the boiler is turned on but it maybe the pump or extractor fan, could I be right? And if so what is the best way to find which is at fault?
I know the pressure valve needs replacing as I have to top up the pressure every two days and I did find two leaking radiators, both have been fixed but the valve I was going to do this weekend, but as usual things come in threes, bummer
Your help and thoughts would be appreciated, ha, as well as your criticism for not having it regularly serviced. Oh, and we all really need a bath real bad /:O)
Worcester-Bosch 28CDI RSF, 7 years old and only serviced twice in its life (yea, my fault but money always been an issue, man, save a little to spend a lot, when will I ever learn)
Yesterday the mains trip switch blew and left us in darkness, the cause was the combi boiler, the system was dead and I found that the F1 2 amp fuse had blown. I checked the wiring for damage and the system for leaks that may have caused a short on the circuit, including the board but none could be found, as dry as a bone. I fitted the spare fuse and all was ok, well for a couple of hours that is, then the mains trip switch went again, I switched it back on and everything worked, heating and hot water was fine but for safety reasons, and to ensure that my alarm clock remained active during the night I switched the boiler off at the mains. But today when I switched it back on, it ran for a couple of minutes, the boiler lit up and gave me enough time to get downstairs before the mains trip switch went again, this time the F1 fuse had also blown again, and I don’t have another, not yet.
I don’t believe that the issue lies with the circuit board as I think this would cause the fuse to blow as soon as the power to the boiler is turned on but it maybe the pump or extractor fan, could I be right? And if so what is the best way to find which is at fault?
I know the pressure valve needs replacing as I have to top up the pressure every two days and I did find two leaking radiators, both have been fixed but the valve I was going to do this weekend, but as usual things come in threes, bummer
Your help and thoughts would be appreciated, ha, as well as your criticism for not having it regularly serviced. Oh, and we all really need a bath real bad /:O)