Brilliant Innovation Gas Fire and batteries

rundwald · 28 Oct 2009

Not sure where to put this, but no doubt mods will move if necessary.

Our fire was bought early in 2005 and has had light use. Recently the remote seems to transmit its signal and the flame appears for a very short time. It then goes out with a bleep.

Do you think it may be the battery that sits beneath the fire that could be the cause or something else? If it is that battery does anyone know the cost and where obtainable at a good price?

Thanks.

Agile · 28 Oct 2009

There cannot be many remote control fires.

One of them that I have seen twice, has I seem to remember, some AA batteries in the receiver and a PP3 in the transmitter.

It could well be the receiver batteries.

However, as always, I would advise having the fire serviced anually.

Tony

ollski · 28 Oct 2009

Most have a really expensive lithium battery in the fire to drive the motor, supposed to last for about 2000 ignitions.

namsag · 28 Oct 2009

If flame goes out its because pilot is not heating probe correctly and fire requires a service

rundwald · 28 Oct 2009

ollski said:
Most have a really expensive lithium battery in the fire to drive the motor, supposed to last for about 2000 ignitions.

I'm glad you said 'supposed', as I doubt it's had a quarter of 2000.
Your worrying me with 'really expensive'. How really?

ollski · 28 Oct 2009

the batteries are about 60 - 80 quid retail if its the one I'm thinking of, but as namsag said that doesn't sound like the fault, it's usually the oxypilot assembly.

sajjed · 29 Oct 2009

hi. when my remote fire needs new batteries,we here a lot of clicks like we do when it normally starts up. it goes through the start up procedure but then just conks out. we use our fire regular and the aa batteries need changing once a year. the batteries in the remote control rarely need changing, but the batteries under the fire are the ones that need replacingwith my fire

Agile · 29 Oct 2009

Thats the kind of fire to have, nice simple "AA" batteries like the two that I have serviced/repaired.

Tony

rundwald · 29 Oct 2009

Thanks for the helpful comments

. In general it makes me, at least, think that before purchasing any appliance, it would be a good idea to ask about things like parts' costs.

Agile · 29 Oct 2009

Its also a good idea to have it serviced regularly.

Yours seems to be nearly five years old and it appears to have never been serviced and to now be showing a fault as a result.

We charge £55 to service on its own, just £25 if with a boiler at the same time but £84 to repair! So for less than the cost of a repair we would do three services at the same time as your boiler. Perhaps you dont have your boiler serviced either?

Tony

rundwald · 29 Oct 2009

@Agile. Actuallly our boiler got plenty of attention, both servicing and call outs. We shot it after 6+ years. As I said the fire had very light use. Yes perhaps we were remiss though, and stand corrected

namsag · 30 Oct 2009

You registered now AgilE to be quoting prices or are you an agent for someone who has took time and effort to qualify and work legally.

deniol · 5 Aug 2010

I have a brilliant fire, and mine beeps when the battery is running low. I did have an issue a few years ago where the fire wouldn't light, it ended up that the "pilot assembly was incorrectly positioned and had sooted up". Fitter only charged £40 to correct it, but then i made a bit of a fuss as he installed it so that should have been in the correct place in the first installation. He did refund me. Best people I've found for honest advise is <a href="http://www.firesfireplacesstoves.co.uk">www.fires fireplaces stoves.co.uk</a>

kevplumb · 5 Aug 2010

your a year late with your advert

howmuchlonger08 · 5 Aug 2010

So... gets a call to one of these things not working, oxypilot blocked no suprise 4 dogs in the house, serviced it now working ok

2 days later fire not working, its a "Vision model, remote control" made by Brilliant, LFL Group, Blackburn.

Yep its not working, spoke to the Tech. guys, have you checked the on-board battery?

No.... which one is this then? .....the big thing covered in foil tape at the bottom of the fire

What does that do?...........it works the fire from the remote and its gone duff, does the fire make a beep when you push the onboard buttons?

No.............. you need a new one then ( £50.60 inc vat) you just swop it

it came with the following note This battery was tested at the point of dispatch. The battey has a built in fuseable link any fault in the wiring or controls could blow the fuse and result in a non-functioning battery. No claims can be accepted for as replacemrnt battery if the fuse has blown........... Relaced it now working fine

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