Hi all and apologies if this question has been raised before but...
I have a Potty Promax 15HE boiler that is about 8 years old and has been fine but recently its been cutting out and usually fires up again once the reset switch is flicked.
Today, i flicked the switch but it wouldn't ignite, it just clicked a few times then shut down.
After i'd been out and came back again the heating was on as the wife had flicked the switch and it worked for her. (dammit!)
So i took the cover off and checked the Condensate trap which was full as there must be a prob somewhere.
I removed and cleaned alot of sludgy stuff and re-fitted it all, switched on and the boiler fired up ok.
My question is, The right side of the trap filled up which i assume is right(?) and the left side only filled a wee bit then seemed to stop. Is this correct? Does the right side remain full all the time and continues to overflow to the left side? Why does it need to fill to this point and not just drain straight to the pipe? Would this have been the cause of the cutting out? I don't know if it had ever been emptied before so i'm hoping its the cause. It has gas and doesn't appear to be overheating so fingers crossed.
Many thanks guys and gals.
I have a Potty Promax 15HE boiler that is about 8 years old and has been fine but recently its been cutting out and usually fires up again once the reset switch is flicked.
Today, i flicked the switch but it wouldn't ignite, it just clicked a few times then shut down.
After i'd been out and came back again the heating was on as the wife had flicked the switch and it worked for her. (dammit!)
So i took the cover off and checked the Condensate trap which was full as there must be a prob somewhere.
I removed and cleaned alot of sludgy stuff and re-fitted it all, switched on and the boiler fired up ok.
My question is, The right side of the trap filled up which i assume is right(?) and the left side only filled a wee bit then seemed to stop. Is this correct? Does the right side remain full all the time and continues to overflow to the left side? Why does it need to fill to this point and not just drain straight to the pipe? Would this have been the cause of the cutting out? I don't know if it had ever been emptied before so i'm hoping its the cause. It has gas and doesn't appear to be overheating so fingers crossed.
Many thanks guys and gals.