BAXI Barcelona woes

[RickH]

Failing on average once a week ... usually after having been off overnight.
Any more suggestions ?

 

[gavinda]

a competent qualified heating eng

 

[RickH]

well have had 2 of them to the house ... both had same suggestion, replace the boiler .... don't think so.

..... if I could find a competent guy with BAXI skills locally I would engage him, but the ones I have spoken to, seem to suggest I have already drilled deeper into issue than they would .... seems changing the boiler is a valid part of their diagnosis.

But after all this is a DIY forum .. hence looking for solution I can 'Do My Self.'

 

[superdupergasman]

Sticky pump first thing in the morning??

Gas valve?? could be iffy?? Had one go faulty and it was a swine to light but once it got going is was ok.... they are factory set so you cannot adjust the min and max settings like other boilers.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

Why not call Baxi themselves for a fixed price repair?

 

[LCOM]

Had the same problem first replaced board and new electrodes (ensure plastic coating covers whole of connection). still the same. further diagnosis found problem with flow switch replaced this and have had no problems since.

 

[gavinda]

dangermouse da da da da danger moooouuse.


he's right you know.

 

[gavinda]

But after all this is a DIY forum .. hence looking for solution I can 'Do My Self.'

a lot of the issues with this involve breaking the combustion cover and various other seals. not something the inexperienced or unqualified should attempt. fair play to you for looking for a diy fix but sadly not really a direction i feel you can take. get the fixed price repair from baxi or bg.
ive had 3 lately where the heat exchanger has been blocked and is an ass to clean and these were eventually changed. i cba to read back again throught this but assume the condense trap and pipe have been checked. if the problem occurs mostly in the morning then i too would be leaning towards a pumnp or possibly a sticking flowswitch. the flowswitch on this can be a complete pig to sort.

idealy get baxi or bg in for the fixed price and leave the boiler turned off overnight before they arrive and let them be the one to power up the system from a cold start and you may have a better chance of them seeing the fault 1st hand.

 

[RickH]

But after all this is a DIY forum .. hence looking for solution I can 'Do My Self.'

a lot of the issues with this involve breaking the combustion cover and various other seals. not something the inexperienced or unqualified should attempt. fair play to you for looking for a diy fix but sadly not really a direction i feel you can take. get the fixed price repair from baxi or bg.
ive had 3 lately where the heat exchanger has been blocked and is an ass to clean and these were eventually changed. i cba to read back again throught this but assume the condense trap and pipe have been checked. if the problem occurs mostly in the morning then i too would be leaning towards a pumnp or possibly a sticking flowswitch. the flowswitch on this can be a complete pig to sort.

idealy get baxi or bg in for the fixed price and leave the boiler turned off overnight before they arrive and let them be the one to power up the system from a cold start and you may have a better chance of them seeing the fault 1st hand.

I will ask BAXI about fixed price repair ... the problem will be it is so intermittant.
After my last 'intervention' it was 4 weeks before it went again ...

 

[cider]

As LCOM said, electrodes / flame sencors worth checking. They can break off but still work intermitentaly.

 

[baxpoti]

Failing on average once a week

Lets start again.

Firstly, exactly what happens or doesn't happen?
What LEDs are showing?
How do you get it going again?

 

[RickH]

OK .. I'll explain fault again ... I'll do it in a new post ...
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1116619#1116619

Appreciate any help