I have a strange problem with my baxi 80 boiler, 2 nights ago when we had our first real snowfall my boiler stopped working. The flame light was flashing and the pilot would not light, I got the 10 seconds of clicking, when I looked at the handbook it suggested that it was the PCB or gas valve, I measured 240v across the PCB a1 terminals when the pilot is attempting to light. So I diagnosed it to the gas valve.
I ordered a gas valve and was waiting for it to arrive, so popped home, I thought I'd give it one last try for the 75th time, the tumble dryer had been on which is in the utility room and was hot, this sits below the boiler.
As if by magic the pilot lit and we had heating for the first time in 2 days! So I thought id monitor it and its been fine. Until today where it had gone off a couple of times although when I reset it, it fires up again.
My question is has anyone ever seen this? Do you think it could be the severe cold weather, of is the gas valve on its way out? Or could it be anything else? I'm pretty sure its not the PCB as I swapped it out with a spare PCB I have and had the same problem. Any help/ suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
I ordered a gas valve and was waiting for it to arrive, so popped home, I thought I'd give it one last try for the 75th time, the tumble dryer had been on which is in the utility room and was hot, this sits below the boiler.
As if by magic the pilot lit and we had heating for the first time in 2 days! So I thought id monitor it and its been fine. Until today where it had gone off a couple of times although when I reset it, it fires up again.
My question is has anyone ever seen this? Do you think it could be the severe cold weather, of is the gas valve on its way out? Or could it be anything else? I'm pretty sure its not the PCB as I swapped it out with a spare PCB I have and had the same problem. Any help/ suggestions?
Thanks in advance!