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Hi, hope someone can offer some help quickly... Boiler is VERY intermittent and I can't get much hot water! I have a Baxi Solo 2 pf40. The gas valve is a Honeywell VR4601 T a1026. I think they're the numbers that matter. I believe the pilot solenoid is to blame. This has 5441 001 embossed on...

In case this helps, I replaced the thermostat with a Honeywell T6360 (original was T6060B). Is there a way to test the motor on the valve upstairs? This was replaced only a few months ago however. Any help appreciated, thanks

Hi, Previously my boiler packed up (//www.diynot.com/forums/plumbing/baxi-solo-2-help-please-not-running-heating-or-hot-water.387918/) - new air pressure sensor fitted but now it's only heating hot water, not the radiators. The guy who diagnosed the initial problem and fitted the new...

any final comments or suggestions from anyone on what I can check myself? Otherwise I'll have to call out and find a decent emergency RGI. Anybody in the SE London/Kent area?!

I've done the on/off thing and this had no effect, as expected. I thought the fan would be the next step, as this is probably the next stage in the ignition process. But it does confuse me how I had no lights, then after replacing the pcb fuse, a flickering "boiler on" light and then a...

I have my fingers and toes crossed I can get to the bottom of this! I did replace the PCB around 18 months ago by the way. I did as you suggested above. I can push the lever and the resistance I can feel seems to be the motor. But this all appears to be normal. It appears to me the valve is...

Thanks for replying again. Since coming home yesterday it doesn't look to me like the boiler's going to work again if left alone. Not sure what you mean re valves - I have a "Y" diverter valve upstairs...? I do have a multimeter but only ever used it for my car. My gut instinct is the...

twgas thanks for the reply. May I ask why you suggest a combustion issue? When I arrived back at home yesterday there was some hot water, so I assume it had worked earlier in the day. Then the strange behaviour of no panel lights being illuminated, then just the boiler on light illuminating...

Hi, I have a baxi solo 2pf 40 and I got back from xmas with the family yesterday, turned on the heating at the controls upstairs, and nothing. I then turned on the hot water and the boiler fired up as normal. Tried the heating again and no response from the boiler. Switched HW back on but no...

Can anyone else offer any suggestions? Blatant bump! Cheers.

Robotmanick, thanks. Excellent suggestion about running water through the flexi hose into a bucket first. Although it's very tricky to get to the connection at the tap so I may have to undo the sink unit and move it as much as I can just to get to it! But I think I will try that first...

Hi Diyisfun, thanks for your response. Unfortunately I've no idea if it's on a different feed from the tank, the pipe comes out of the wall and behind a kitchen unit, so I can't really trace it back as far as I would like, but I'll be having a look at the pipes coming out of the tank to see...

Hi, seeking some advice please! My mrs was doing the washing up last night and the hot water tap suddenly lost pressure and now only comes out at a trickle. No taps or anything else have been changed. All cold taps in the house and all other hot taps are the same as always with no pressure...

Thanks Agile - the legal profession are known for doing pro bono work, but in all honesty I've never heard of a boiler engineer doing such a thing. Maybe I'll be proven wrong. It'd certainly restore my faith in humanity! I've now fitted my new fan and the boiler is working again. WHEN I have...

I'm in Orpington, Kent, near Bromley. Is there such a person as a pro bono RGI? In today's world, nothing seems to come for free. Thanks

I realise that you're all doing the right thing by saying I should get an RGI, but you don't seem to understand - I'm in about 25k of debt as my partner's been unemployed for about 3 years and can't get a job. To pay my bills each month I have to juggle credit cards and I earn less than I...

Where am I going on holiday?!! I wish. I haven't been on holiday since I was a kid - over 15 years! If you read what I've said, you'll see that I state I'm skint. Unfortunately I don't charge £ridiculous per hour. Would like to see how you manage not knowing how you can pay the bills each...

Ok, even more confused now! I've just tried to turn the boiler on, and to my great surprise, with a very noisy start up, it's started working! Could hear the fan rattling, and eventually it got up enough speed to fire up. Am guessing all that cleaning and bending of the top spindles worked...

Ray - All understood, thank you! You've also explained why i can feel the resistance, I was wondering, and did think it felt magnetic. I don't think the fan is actually seized, as it will turn, it just has a "springy" feel to it, so I guess it's the coil on top that is at fault. Shame you...

Ray84 thank you ever so much - I'm eternally grateful. Didn't get the subtlety of your first response!