Recent content by Charles Muscat

Turns out it was the burner that was dirty and needed cleaning. Gas wasn't able to burn evenly. Was cleaned and now works fine.

Hi thanks for your response i wasn't aware that this would be considered a gas related query. I will seek a local gas registered engineer to investigate this for me then. Thanks

I have an ideal mexico he36. I have just carried out a power flush on the whole system which was a complete mess, needed to remove pipework to get some of the blockages out. Anyway i went to turn the boiler on after i was finished flushing and it was only sparking a couple of times, fan was...

Thank you for your reply i will check when im back at the property tomorrow.

Hi I have an Ideal Mexico HE 36. The pump is constantly running even though the hot water and heating timers are off. I have turned the boiler switch off as well and the pump still runs. I have turned the mains power off to stop the pump and left the boiler switch off and as soon as the mains...

Thanks for that, just wanted to be sure to get the right part for when they come round. Just have to try and return the gas valve now : /

Hi I have a Vaillant ecotec plus 824 and it has had the F62 codes a few times, but goes away after turning off the boiler and turning it on again. I have seen a few YouTube video's which show that when the heating or hot water is on the temperature on the screen fluctuates by about 10 or more...

Thanks soo much for your advice, really appreciate it! I'll start ringing around next week for quotes then, hopefully won't be too much : )

Doh is that a common fault with them then? Am I correct in thinking that it'll just need a standard baxi flue? I looked it up on Screwfix and Toolstation, it's about £105 + engineer labor

Ok thanks for the info. Horizontal, baxi platinum combi 28.

Thanks for replying. If the flue has a split in it, is it repairable or would it be best to change the whole flue? Do you think it might work out cheaper for someone gas safe to replace the whole flue rather than investigating for a faulty seal or a split?

Hi I've had a cp12 gas safe test done on my boiler and it's failed and he's capped off the boiler because he said that the combustion gases are mixing with the air intake. He's not told me what might be the issue though and I'm struggling to find anyone else referencing this as a possible fail...

Thanks for checking, that's good to know, i will try and adjust it right down and see what happens.

That's great to be able to rule the switch and sensor out. I'll take your advice on the PCB then and just bear with it if it needs to be switched on and off and isn't just the anti cycling and me being impatient that's the problem. Thanks so much for your help and quick responses!

That's good to know I will try and adjust it so that i don't have to wait so long for it to fire up again or not. Do you think that there is any chance of it being the safety switch 251822? or the NTC sensor? Also if it is the pcb's do you think that the problem is most likely dry joints? or...