Glowworm Swiftflow 80 Help!!!

[pjeden]

Hi all got some issues with a glowworm swit flow 80 boiler. Rceently th fan was playing up causing the boiler to go out, after taking the fan apart and cleaning up it seems to be working fine, however since putting back togther things do not seem to be quite right, boiler lights and stays alight, main burners come on when C/H is wstiched on or turn hot tap on. However hot water is now only luke warm and the main burner instead of being the a nice blue flame now looks like the fires of hell itself (bright yellow).

Is it possible that I have put the fan back togther wrong (bear in mind I did not disconnect the electrical terminals, just used the main off switch). I intend to get it serviced properley but in the meantime is there anything else I can do.

 

[twgas]

Looks like you've bu**ered your boiler, don't use it until it's been ok'd by a gas safe engineer.

 

[biscuit77]

STOP!...call a registered gas safe engineer out to check your boiler. Opening up the combustion chamber is illegal and dangerous unless you are qualified to do so.

 

[twgas]

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[pjeden]

STOP!...call a registered gas safe engineer out to check your boiler. Opening up the combustion chamber is illegal and dangerous unless you are qualified to do so.

I have not opened up the combustion chamber I only had the flu fan out

 

[twgas]

How did you get the fan out without opening the combustion chamber?

 

[pjeden]

How did you get the fan out without opening the combustion chamber?

The fan is mounted to the side of the Flue just before it goes out through the wall

 

[twgas]

The front panel,(4 screws and sight glass) is the combustion chamber cover. It forms part of the seal to keep the appliance safe, and the fan is considered to be part of the flue which is not DIYable.

 

[pjeden]

The front panel,(4 screws and sight glass) is the combustion chamber cover. It forms part of the seal to keep the appliance safe, and the fan is considered to be part of the flue which is not DIYable.

Hi Mick you say the front Panel there seemed to be 2 front panels an inner and an outer one, after removing the main case of the boiler there was a large metal plate that appears to cover more or less the entire fornt of the boiler taking that off gave us access to the fan, underneath this plate is another plate which looks like it covers the burners, I only removed the top plate which gave access to the fan pump etc, not the inner one covering the burners.

 

[biscuit77]

Yep you've cracked it mate, the combustion chamber cover is the bigger front panel that you've openly admitted to removing. Get someone out that knows what they're doing to check it out

 

[Agile]

Even the slightest read of the forum rules and a few problems will show that we are not allowed to give advice on gas/combustion related issues.

As advised you need a gas reg engineer. But be aware this is a quite old boiler and many will think its time to replace it although I do repair a few for mean landlords.

Tony

 

[pjeden]

Thanks all for your advice,

I had assumed allbeit incoreect that the cobution chamber is underneath the innermost cover as that is where the burner lives. Have spoken to a reg Gas Safe Engineer who is coming out this week to have a look for me.

 

[dcawkwell]

Perhaps put your fan blades on the wrong way around?
Fanning the blames?

 

[pjeden]

Perhaps put your fan blades on the wrong way around?
Fanning the blames?

Never took the blade off the Motor Shaft (tried but they wouldn't come off)

 

[Terry7556]

pj you are digging deeper and deeper, just get someone who knows what they are doing for your safety