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Hello everyone. Just to give you an update. The engineer who came today saw and said immediately it was "flow sensor". He replaced it, and it now works a treat :giggle:. I was well armed with all the facts given by you (Stuckinarut). All day I have been opening/closing H/W kitchen sink tap...

OK, understood and makes sense. Thank you.

Hello Dilalio, I can confirm 100% no dribbling of hot water - at least nothing coming from any taps and further no leaks from boiler. It was the 1st thing I checked and also considered. Perhaps as you say, falsely demand for HW is there and burner turns on briefly and off again, but the pump &...

Thank you so much. And also correcting me with difference between Hall Sensor & Cartridge..... Can I ask, what is heating it up the pipes and pump. Just residual water in it after last call for HW? When idling like that, it can stay for hours and hours and pipes just as hot (2am in the...

Thanks again for your input and comments. It *really* is appreciated. Yes, when cartridge is removed, led goes off, and fan & pump stop. If put back on again, clicks-in, red light comes on and hence pump and fan. All this happens when there is no demand for HW. I agree changing the cartridge...

Dear Stuckinarut, You are definitely onto something. :) See picture below. When idle the pump is so hot to touch as is divertor valve and fan & pump both on. Nothing is calling for HW. This has been going on since April. Will let you know here of the outcome. Thank you sincerely.

Dear Community, My very elderly parents have a Potterton Promax Combi HE Plus boiler. It is under breakdown maintenance with British Gas to which each fault claim attract an excess fee. With that assurance of breakdown in mind, we have been having an ongoing issue with the boiler, one which BG...