1) Boiler make / model (gas or oil)
My Boiler is a Barlo Balmoral 55F, which is a gas boiler.
2) What is / is not happening.
When i turn on the boiler it all fires up as normal and seems to be working fine but then after about 5 minutes the fuse on the PCB pops and the boiler dies completely.
3) Has ANYTHING else been done or changed recently.
I rang a local heating engineer and they came and had a look at the boiler, they opened it up and replaced the fuse and then turned it all on again. They couldn't identify the problem but they said it looked as if the PCB was arcing across the board.
They got on the phone and called a local supplier and found someone that supplied a PCB and said that they could get it for me and fit it for about £150-200. So i went online and found the part for £23 and fitted it myself. But with the new PCB it still seems to be the same problem. I am not sure if the PCB is arcing but there is definatley some flashes on it, which might be normal. Basically i am a bit stuck now, from what i can find on the internet, (mainly on this site) the problem might lie in the pump.
Is this pump one that is outside of the boiler? Can i find the fault and fix it? Will it definately be this? I guess getting a new boiler fitted won't fix this problem if it is the pump.
4) When did the problem start?
Its been like tyhis now since the big freeze started just before Christmas
5) When does it happen? eg, heating coming on or going off.
As mentioned when the heating is turned on from everything being turned off
6) Anything else you feel may be of relevance.
Can't think of anything else that might help but i can answer any questions that might help.
Thanks
Matthew
My Boiler is a Barlo Balmoral 55F, which is a gas boiler.
2) What is / is not happening.
When i turn on the boiler it all fires up as normal and seems to be working fine but then after about 5 minutes the fuse on the PCB pops and the boiler dies completely.
3) Has ANYTHING else been done or changed recently.
I rang a local heating engineer and they came and had a look at the boiler, they opened it up and replaced the fuse and then turned it all on again. They couldn't identify the problem but they said it looked as if the PCB was arcing across the board.
They got on the phone and called a local supplier and found someone that supplied a PCB and said that they could get it for me and fit it for about £150-200. So i went online and found the part for £23 and fitted it myself. But with the new PCB it still seems to be the same problem. I am not sure if the PCB is arcing but there is definatley some flashes on it, which might be normal. Basically i am a bit stuck now, from what i can find on the internet, (mainly on this site) the problem might lie in the pump.
Is this pump one that is outside of the boiler? Can i find the fault and fix it? Will it definately be this? I guess getting a new boiler fitted won't fix this problem if it is the pump.
4) When did the problem start?
Its been like tyhis now since the big freeze started just before Christmas
5) When does it happen? eg, heating coming on or going off.
As mentioned when the heating is turned on from everything being turned off
6) Anything else you feel may be of relevance.
Can't think of anything else that might help but i can answer any questions that might help.
Thanks
Matthew
