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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi folks, Heating has still not been fixed. Engineer came out and youve guessed it....Switched on ok . He said he could fix anything if it is working ok when he visits. I tried to explain to him that it is an intermittent fault and told him exactly what happens when it fails but he wasnt much...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Bad News Folks, Heating switched on but ran for about 5 minutes and dropped out again. No amount of coaxing has made it restart. I have noticed that the green demand light fades to almost nothing when the gas does not fire up. Its very cold up here in Scotland at night. Roll on the service...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi folks, Just to keep youse all up to date with the worcester 240 saga. Heating has not came on again. Usually when you press the on switch, the fan comes on and there is a momentary audible click then the gas ignites. Tonight switch to on pumps starts to run...no click....no gas ignite...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi again, There was another symptom that I didn't mention and that was a loss of pressure from somewhere in the system (nothing obvious) The pressure drops over a period of three to four weeks and I have to charge up the pressre. It does not appear to have any effect on the working of the ch...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi Holty, Yes...I did know that but as bengasman was quick to tell me and I quote... Let the man get on with it and don't try to tell the engineer how to repair my boiler. Unfortunately since the engineers visit where he is going to order the faulty part....the ch system is running a...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi again and my thanks to bengasman for taking an interest. I was a electronic/service engineer for most off my working life before my heart decided it had had enought of a service engineers lifestyle and shut down. I have worked on everything from Space and Defence Systems...domestic appliances...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi Again Folks, So no drawings out there then for my worcester 240 then ? The enginer comes out and tries to fix it under a maintainance insurace scheme. I am sure that these above mentioned symtoms must be ringing bells in someones head so anybody want to have a stab at what it is likely...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi again, I think he meant that sometimes it was working and other times it wasn't....he just didn't explain it very well. So is there anybody out there with any diagrams for my system. This should be a fairly easy fault to find as I don't suppose there is much component parts that are...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi Picasso, Thanks for the prompt reply. I worked as a service engineer in various comanies for many years and I am sure it is a simple fault. The service engineer came back this afternoon and I explained exactly what was happening. He is sure it is a sticky thermistor. I am sure it is...
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    WORCESTER 240 CENTRAL HEATING DROPPING OUT AND RE IGNITING.

    Hi folks, I have a worcester 240 combi boiler and it has started doing strange things. The hot water side if fine its just the central heating side that has started playing up. When the heating is switched on it can run fine then for no apparent reason the burners drop out and a loud clicking...
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    MY DOUBLEGLAZE WINDOW HANDLES ARE GETTING LOOSE.

    Hi there, I have a problem with my doubleglazed window handles being loose. They are not loose from the actual pvc frame of windows but loose from the window fitting. It is difficult to explain. When my window is oper the handle should lie horizontal but because thehandle is loose from the...
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