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Update, as people here have been very helpful and curious :D It's now been 4 weeks since the PCB was replaced, and we've not had a single hitch since. It could be that the problem has been solved. I say this while I touch wood, cross my fingers, etc etc, of course. :shock: Thank you...

Update! The PCB has been replaced in record time, and we seem to be good. Only time will tell if this is the actual solution.

Oh yes, I'm perfectly reasonable and I understand how jobs go. It's just a relief compared to one of the people we had before, who would delay over and over and over (for days, not hours) and then not turn up at all. Anyway, this chap has just finished looking at it. The PCB is knackered...

I shall do that. I'm not a boiler engineer of any description but I am always interested in problems and how they are solved. oh and the new fella turned up exactly when he said he would, which is a good start. Certainly eliminates some of the stress from the equation :)

To update anyone who might be following this saga with bated breath, there's a new plumber/engineer here trying to fix the problem now. We've only got a new guy because our usual guy is on holiday, so I've no real idea whether he's better or worse / more or less suited to fixing the problem. We...

Hi spareshunter, I wonder whether I could pick your brains, in this case. My landlord's Halstead Ace High has failed again today -- as described in the first post: open up a tap, hot water light comes on, burner does not ignite. It's been three weeks since it last failed; last time I left...

Thank you! Like a steering wheel sticking out of my flies, that was driving me nuts.

It's this: No idea what it is. Not in the manual, as far as I can see.

Sorry for the bump, but I'd really like to know what this is, it's driving me crazy! :)

Yes there is. I've always wondered what it is. Any ideas?

[/url] Thank you. Looking at the manual, it seems unlikely to be the thermistor, as the problem affects both CH and DHW and there's a separate thermistor for each in the boiler. I will put the PCB thing to the engineer, however.

This is very useful information; thank you very much. Yes, the expansion vessel has been replaced with an external one, and the boiler keeps pressure pretty much perfectly now (it didn't before). The problem is just the failure to ignite. If (when) it fails again, I'll mention to the engineer...

Yeah, as mentioned in the OP, the fan is running. There's no ignition attempt. And no I won't be attempting repairs myself. The problem with changing the boiler repairman is that we're tenants and our landlord has a standing agreement with this one company. And while the current engineers are...

Sorry for the bump, but here's a video of the boiler working its annoying magic.

To be fair he is a gas safe boiler engineer, I just say plumber as a shorthand :) Really I guess im after a second opinion at this point!