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Thanks for the good help and advice guys! I just thought I would post the final update on the outcome. The British Gas guy came with the replacement resistor and fitted it, it solved the mains tripping but the fire still wouldn't light. The APS had some blockage, he cleared the blockage...

Hi, British Gas came out to check the fire today. The engineer thinks it's the resistor and has ordered one - although they aren't sure it's the right part and whether it's even available, which seems madness to me. It's just a 220ohm RS resistor, probably 2 watt or something. Has anyone...

Thanks, will check the resistor again tomorrow, I think it measured 220ohm, but I didn't disconnect it to see what the can was marked underneath, if it is the resistor that would save me a load of hastle and money. The short measured across live and neutral, 0.35 ohms. When I disconnected 1...

What??? :shock:

That's fine and I very much appreciate the reply!! I at least now know it's not going to cost me £500+ for a new fire. I am an electronic engineer by trade and felt comfortable checking the electrical side of this out and tracing the short to this 'safety device'. EDIT: It's an air pressure...

Hi, I have a magiglo gas fire that today started tripping the mains and blowing mains fuse each time it was switched on. I believe I have traced the short to the exhaust fan outside the house, not sure what it's called but it's located in a metal shielded casing that fits on the exhaust part...