Glowworm HXI - Timer not working and an F1 fault keeps comin

[badhairday]

coming up on the boiler display. Also, both the heating and the hot water seem to come on at the same time and not independantly as required.


Had British Gas out many times and eventually they concluded that the boiler had been wired in wrong when it was installed 4 years ago and since it was a fitting fault they do not cover it.

The Glowworm company itself has refused to send someone out if it is a timer issue since the timer is an external piece of equipment and nothing to do with their boiler.

Should I get a plumber or electrician to look at it. My heating system has a tendency to airlocks etc, and I would much prefer an engineer to do the job for a fixed price fee so I know in advance what to expect. Any advice would be appreciated.

British Gas said I need to call out an electrician to rewire the whole heating system. But electricians say that heating is a corgi plumber's job.

 

[gas4you]

F1 is usually an ignition failure/fault. Often, but not always the pcb.

You need to get a heating engineer out to have a look. It could be that the zone valve(s) are faulty mimicking a timer fault.

 

[Deleted member 105431]

F1 is a boiler fault, nothing to do with installation so should be covered by BG.

Spark electrode, zig ignitor, pcb and gas valve are the possible faults in order of likelyhood. Worth checking the inlet pressure and meter guvenor too.

Call BG back! What are you paying them for? Make a complaint!