24CDi problem

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bigmouk

Hi,

Hoping someone can offer some advice as I move house this week and the boiler has just started to play up.

It started last week with a strange issue with the hot water. The heating was fine but when demand was sent for hot water the CH indicator started to flash rapidly. Later that morning it was fine and has been fine since.

Last night I noticed the heating hadnt turned off when expected. I reset everything, turned up the stat and the boiler kicked in fine. I turned down the stat and it took 1 to 2 mins for the boiler to turn off even though the stat had sent the signal to stop. The boiler then continued to make a low humming noise like something was turned on - no flame through the spyhole. I turned the boiler off, left it 10/20 secs and turned back on (humming noise gone) but the CH indicator was flashing slowly. I held the reset button for a few seconds and it seemed to reset itself.

Hot water was fine this morning but havent tested the heating.

Anyone seen these issues before ?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Its possible a temperature sensor is faulty or has a bad connection and in some fault senarios is making the boiler operate in frost protection mode.

If this is the case then its one of the least expensive possibilities.

Tony
 
Thanks Tony.

Does the low humming noise mean frost protection mode ? The green power light was on but no other indicators lit and no flame.

Do you think its worth changing the stat first to a simple wired one? I have a 7 year old wireless unit that has given me issues in the past. Yesterday I changed the batteries for brand new ones and went through the binding procedure again to make sure it was setup from scratch.

The boiler is 12 years old and I've had it for 7 years, in that time its had a few things done, new vessel, o rings that i can remember. Generally runs really quiet without any problems.
 
Frost protection usually has two stages!

Below 5 C it just runs the pump and below 2 C it brings on the burner.

Tony
 
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The humming noise was the pump run off so I'm told. Just tested and all seems ok now, the humming stops after a few minutes. Because I turned the boiler off last night while the pump was going, when I turned it back on I think it was registering that as a fault hence the flashing light.

I think the wireless thermostat unit I have sometimes has a fit, maybe when the batteries are low. I've had it about 6/7 years now and something similar has happened before when the batteries were low.

All seems good for the moment touch wood!
 

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