baxi 35/60 shutting down on safety stat fault

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I have a Baxi 35/60 which will shut down frequently and the neons for both flame failure and safety thermostat activation flashing. On consulting the manual I measured a high resistance across the safety stat so I replaced it. Before replacing it I measured the new stat for resistance and it did read zero so I presumed this was correct and installed it into the boiler. The trouble is the boiler is still shutting down on the same faults and now there is a high resistance reading across the safety stat.
Not to get hung up on the resistance readings across the stat,Can somebody tell me if there is another possible answer to why the boiler is shutting down on these faults or did I buy a bogey safety stat.
Thanks in advance.
 
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I am not sure that you totally understand the relevance of the resistance of the o/h stat.

How can anything have a "zero" resistance unless its at absolute zero temperature?

Have you measured the operating temperature the boiler reaches???

Tony
 
Sorry Tony I didn't explain this properly. In the manual it states Allow system system to cool,If the continuity across thermostat terminals is more than 1.5ohms then replace the Safety thermostat. I was measuring around 16 ohms across the stat so I bought a new one. Before installing this I measure the resistance across it and got less than 1.5ohms. After installing the stat back into the boiler the boiler would shut down after a long run again on flame failure and safety thermostat activated faults. I measured the continuity again when the system was cooled down and again it was way above the 1.5ohm mark. This is why I thought the stat was knacked. I mean I can keep going to the boiler and just resetting it each time this happens to restart the boiler but would prefer not to. Thanks for your help.
 

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