Hi all
I've got a powermax 155x open vented boiler.
I understand it's about 3 years old and hasn't been serviced since we moved to this house (about 18 months). It has been locking out occasionally but I'd reset it and it'd be fine for a few days or weeks.
Now it's locked out and resetting it isn't making any difference.
Symptoms:
Turn it on at the mains, it tries to ignite 4-5 times and then goes to lockout.
The air-gas ratio valve makes a loud buzzing noise when the boiler tries to ignite, but it's been making that noise for ages (as long as we've lived here).
I've got a troubleshooting chart in the manual and identified which components are which to see if it was anything obvious - but I didn't want to start investigating the electrode for fear of interfering with the gas aspects of the boiler.
Can I safely remove the electrode and see if there's a spark there during ignition (like I would with a motorbike engine spark plug) - or is that a very bad idea?
Is there anything else I can try? I don't have any cover for the boiler so I'm frightened that this is going to be expensive....
Any advice appreciated
Thanks
Andy
I've got a powermax 155x open vented boiler.
I understand it's about 3 years old and hasn't been serviced since we moved to this house (about 18 months). It has been locking out occasionally but I'd reset it and it'd be fine for a few days or weeks.
Now it's locked out and resetting it isn't making any difference.
Symptoms:
Turn it on at the mains, it tries to ignite 4-5 times and then goes to lockout.
The air-gas ratio valve makes a loud buzzing noise when the boiler tries to ignite, but it's been making that noise for ages (as long as we've lived here).
I've got a troubleshooting chart in the manual and identified which components are which to see if it was anything obvious - but I didn't want to start investigating the electrode for fear of interfering with the gas aspects of the boiler.
Can I safely remove the electrode and see if there's a spark there during ignition (like I would with a motorbike engine spark plug) - or is that a very bad idea?
Is there anything else I can try? I don't have any cover for the boiler so I'm frightened that this is going to be expensive....
Any advice appreciated
Thanks
Andy