Alpha 240E Not Lighting After Gas Meter Change

davas · 27 Jul 2006

Hello all,

I've been doing up a flat with an Alpha 240E boiler fitted. Worked OK before I got the Gas Meter changed 2 months ago. At that time though I had all the radiators off and no taps to use the hot water so the boiler has never been used since.

I tried today to get it working again... filled up 1 radiator to correct pressure and followed lighting instructions. LEDs indicate that there is a demand for CH or hot water but nothing fires-up or even makes a sound.

I suspect that it could be due to air in the gas feed as the engineer said he could only "purge" from the meter when that was changed. Does that seem a sensible explanation or could be something more sinister?

Thanks in advance for your time and help!

Chris

BOB.DOLE · 28 Jul 2006

who changed the meter, they should have purged the system get them back out.

garethgas · 28 Jul 2006

You say that "nothing fires-up or even makes a sound."
Does the boiler attempt ignition at all?
If the engineer has purged at the meter (not really the done thing but it works) then the amount of air that would enter the pipe to the boiler will be negligible.
Garethgas

ChrisR · 28 Jul 2006

Pump and fan should run from power-up even if there's no gas.

davas · 28 Jul 2006

BOB.DOLE said:
who changed the meter, they should have purged the system get them back out.

On stream changed the meter... I have rang them and they put on their teflon cape... "because it has been 2 months since the work you'll have to get a Corgi engineer out"

davas · 28 Jul 2006

garethgas said:
You say that "nothing fires-up or even makes a sound."
Does the boiler attempt ignition at all?
If the engineer has purged at the meter (not really the done thing but it works) then the amount of air that would enter the pipe to the boiler will be negligible.
Garethgas

It doesn't do anything - the light comes on to tell you that it knows hot water is in demand (same with CH) and that is it!

davas · 28 Jul 2006

ChrisR said:
Pump and fan should run from power-up even if there's no gas.

Neither run when tap/thermostat are turned on/up

ChrisR · 28 Jul 2006

Do you have the manual? It's saying "replace pcb" - check all the connections.
Is the "~" light on?

davas · 28 Jul 2006

The "~" is illuminated yes.

I'll have to get someone in to look at it by the sounds of it... anyone in the Tyneside area?

Thanks for your help all.

Chris

doitall · 28 Jul 2006

Before you get anyone in, fill the system up properly and get all the air out of the system.

Then check the pump is working.

Agile · 28 Jul 2006

The pump is seised, nothing to do with gas just its been dry and not used for 60 days.

Just remove the screw and spin the rotor until its free.

Tony

davas · 29 Jul 2006

Will try that tomorrow! Thanks for the advice!

Chris

davas · 30 Jul 2006

davas said:
Will try that tomorrow! Thanks for the advice!

Chris

Agile you were SPOT ON! I removed the screw and gave the rotor a spin and it fires up no poblem!

Many thanks for your advice!

Chris

doitall · 30 Jul 2006

davas said:
davas said:

Will try that tomorrow! Thanks for the advice!

Chris

Click to expand...

Agile you were SPOT ON! I removed the screw and gave the rotor a spin and it fires up no poblem!

Many thanks for your advice!

Chris

Shucks I said it first

Agile · 30 Jul 2006

DIA, you only told him to "check it"!

I was more positive and told him the pump was seized up!

Its all a matter of confidence! ( Or a thick skin if you get it wrong! )

Tony

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