Recent content by p_wallior

Genius! That did it. Overheating light is gone. Boiler fired up as normal when I turn hot water back on. Any idea what would have caused that? Is there something I need to do to avoid this happening again? Many thanks again for the quick answer! Phil :D

Hi there, I wonder if someone could provide some advice on the following problem. I have a Baxi Solo 2 40PF boiler and noticed 2 days ago that the boiler was stuck on 'overheating' and the pump in my airing cupboard was continually spinning. This happened after I drained my heating system to...

Hi, I could do with a bit of advice. Twice now, I have noticed as I went to bed that the central heating was still on, despite the timer saying that it had gone off two hours earlier. The pump next to the hot water tank was circulating water and the boiler was on. I checked the timer...

Hi Dave, I'm not a plumber but I work with PCBs on a daily basis. It is true that one should wear anti-static protections when handling PCBs as you could damage some components. In practice, I have never heard of a PCB being damaged through not using these precautions. So yes you should wear...

Poxi, Thanks for the advice, any idea where I can find some instructions / manual for the Solo 2 40 PF? Are there any specific precautions to take when replacing the PCB? Cheers, Phil

Hi Dave, Thanks for taking the time to answer. What is the 'aps'? Sorry if it is a silly question. My latest observation is that the boiler appears to have been behaving as normal for the last couple of hours so it's not doing it consistently. Cheers, Phil

Hi, Since yesterday, I noticed that my boiler was making a repetitive noise. When I had a look, I saw the fan light coming on for a second, then going off, and continually cycling like that. I found a thread on this forum that suggests that it is likely to be a faulty PCB. I think I can...