Boiler Will Only Ignite When Set To Water & Heating

[Dave Ollie]

I have a Heatline Condense Combi Boiler.

I have had it set to summer settings (tap water heating only) for a few months and had no problems.


I needed to heat my radiators the other day and switched the setting to winter (radiators & taps).

This appeared to work OK but after I was finished with my radiators I switched the setting back to summer which is when my problems began.

I ran a hot bath which was lukewarm/cool and went to look at the boiler, the pilot light was off.

I switched the setting back to winter and the pilot light ignited, some of the display LED's lit up and I had hot tap water.

I switched it back to summer and the pilot light went out, as did the LED's (apart from the green one that indicates ON) and the hot water stopped again.

Now, if I want a hot bath I have to turn on the radiators to ignite the flame so I can warm up the tap water, but the pressure gauge needle shows between two and three during this time (I'm not sure it should be that high?).

Once I've run my bath I can switch the settings back to summer and the radiators will cool down again and the gauge will reset back to between one and two.

I have attached two pictures of when I have the settings on summer and when I have them on winter. You can see the difference in the pressure gauge and the LED's with each setting.

Any advice on how to get hot water without switching on the radiators would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

 

[hertsboilers]

Hot water flow sensor.

 

[Dave Ollie]

Hot water flow sensor.

Thanks for the advice. Is this replaceable by a non boiler expert who is technically minded?

 

[AGAS]

someone who is registered

 

[Dave Ollie]

someone who is registered

Any ideas on a ball park cost?

Don't wanna get stiffed.

 

[DP]

£84.00?
I would charge £83.99

 

[Dave Ollie]

Thanks guys.

 

[DP]

Dave, my advice will not hold your hat, let alone fix your boiler

 

[AGAS]

£84.00?
I would charge £83.99

Thanks guys.

that was tongue in cheek dave

 

[Dave Ollie]

that was tongue in cheek dave

I get that, doesn't help me much.

I'm in depressing conversations with the Mrs at the moment about a 10 year monthly payment deal for a new one as we have a little one on the way in six weeks and starting to panick about house being too cold if we're let down over the winter by the boiler.

I was hoping to get some decent advice on repair prices etc somI could dismiss the prospect of a new combi.

Tongue in cheek is OK but not when there is a pregnant wife who's beginning to worry.

 

[AGAS]

I get that, doesn't help me much.

I'm in depressing conversations with the Mrs at the moment about a 10 year monthly payment deal for a new one as we have a little one on the way in six weeks and starting to panick about house being too cold if we're let down over the winter by the boiler.

I was hoping to get some decent advice on repair prices etc somI could dismiss the prospect of a new combi.

Tongue in cheek is OK but not when there is a pregnant wife who's beginning to worry.

if straight forward he should be out within the hour plus the part cost so your not looking at a kings ransom ., you could try comparegasmanprices.com

 

[ianmcd]

an easy fix and shouldnt be expensive and your boiler does not have a pilot light

 

[Steelmasons]

Is this replaceable by a non boiler expert who is technically minded?

So a tech minded non boiler expert who thinks this boiler utilises a pilot light...
Call someone..

 

[Dave Ollie]

So a tech minded non boiler expert who thinks this boiler utilises a pilot light...
Call someone..

Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit pal haha.

I was the person who called the little flame you can see the pilot light.

That doesn't mean I am the technically minded person who I would have had do the work.

Carry on people, nothing to see here.

 

[Dave Ollie]

Hot water flow sensor.

Bang on mate Top marks.