Recent content by jmcdyre

thanks guys yes it is electronic ignition, no pilot light what sort of thing could it be (most likely) and how expensive!? thanks

Hi all Have been having problem with combi boiler (alpha 240e) where it keeps igniting and going out each time it's coming on... recently had a service and the chap thought he'd fixed the problem, and said it appeared to be down to the flame sensor not sensing a flame so turning the gas off...

thanks for your advice, will book a repair.

thanks Tony, we do get it serviced every year, and it is about due another one. last time I told the engineer the problem but he just said it was cos of where we had the thermostat, but he didn't actually see what it was doing. will book the next service and mention it again to whoever we...

Hi all, hope someone can help... Our boiler (an Alpha 240e combi) will fire up for a couple of seconds, then go out, then repeat this about 8 times before staying fired up as normal, until turning off as normal. When the hot water tap is turned on it works just fine, the flame stays lit until...

Hi folks, I think we have our problem with our boiler - an Alpha 240e combi. When it first fires up when we put the heating on it's fine, but after a while when its kicking in to maintain the heat it keeps repeatedly firing and shutting off before eventually working ok until the next time...

Thanks for reply, I will check out under the floor!

Hi all Noticed this morning that our toilet has been leaking, not sure how long for (but we don't think for very long), and that the water has made large wet marks on the ceiling below. The water is patchy on the ceiling, and has caused the wallpaper (on the side walls) in a couple of...

Before getting room thermostat fitted I've been monitoring our gas usage, and it's coming out at around 50kwh per day - is this excessive, or am I just being a tight get?

How does the boiler stat work - is it on temp of water in the pipes?

Hi all, After posting on here a few weeks ago I bought a wireless room thermostat as our current system only has a boiler stat with timer - we're getting it fitted shortly. However, I wanted to ask whether we are likely to save money with a room stat, and if so would the savings be...

thank you all very much for your help. Have decided to go for the CM927, as I'm a techno freak and it looks well cool! Cheers, John