Recent content by TheFamousPoohBear

Hi All, It's the bear again. Yes, I know the R1155 and the T1154. An 813 output valve running with around 1250V on its anode, requiring a fairly beefy psu. I was at an electronics fair in the university a couple of years ago where it was all talk of microprocesors and most of these guys had...

Hi all, Thanks for the reply. I am merely the customer at the end of the day using the corgi as the primary engineer to solve a problem. I found the documentation you referred to but it is blank, not having been completed either by the installing company or the service one. There was no...

Hi Tony, Yes, I appreciate your comments on my criticisms of Ariston which are somewhat intemperate, more based on frustration at finding it so difficult to get proper service. As you say, reliance on installers in the first place that may not be the best in the business is something...

Hi Gasguru et al, Just an update on this problem. After nearly 3 months this boiler is still out of commission. Following replacement of the gas valve the control board was also eventually replaced which also failed to work, indicating a completely different fault code(fan not running, an...

The CORGI has I think, washed his hands of this problem. Gas pressure at the valve inlet is 17/18mB, dropping very slightly as the boiler attempts to fire. On the second attempt by the boiler to initiate ignition, if you shut the supply pipe valve the pressure remains at 17mB dropping to zero...

To Agile, Thanks for the reply. A local corgi engineer/plumber I contacted via yellow pages came to solve the problem and he changed the gas valve. I'm actually the owner, not a plumber or Corgi registered, just there to offer some electronic technical assistance. The boiler has been out of...

Hi Tony, Thanks for the prompt reply. This was installed by a company based in Bathgate in Scotland just over two years ago at a cost of around £2.5K for the complete installation, some pipe-work and removal of the old boiler. I never heard from them again as regards service provision. As I...

Ariston 27 RFFI boiler failing to ignite. Gas valve has been changed but no joy. Gas valve solenoid energised and ignition spark for about 8secs. then shutdown after three attempts. Any ideas? Possible board fault? Usual stuff with incorrect diagrams showing valve solenoid having two solenoids...

Ariston 27 RFFI boiler failing to ignite. Gas valve has been changed but no joy. Gas valve solenoid energised and ignition spark for about 8secs. then shutdown after three attempts. Any ideas? Possible board fault? Usual stuff with incorrect diagrams showing valve solenoid having two solenoids...