Hello all,
I have been reading this forum on and off for the last 18 months. I found the forum after moving into a new house with a, oh no, Halstead Finest Gold combi boiler.
Obviously I had the 'safety lockout' problems with it overheating, and also had venturi probs, pilot light probs, the list is endless.
Yesterday I got home to a very cold house after work. I went down to the boiler expecting to see the flashing red overheat light flashing but no, no lights on at all.
The plumber has just been out and said he has never seen anything like it.
The inside heat resistant material has fallen inside the ignition chamber. The glass insert has melted (yes, you read right, melted glass), the front of the chamber (metal) has warped, the paint burned off the front, all wiring has been reduced to melted rubber, the PCB has imploded, all 3 fuses are gone.
The Hlastead Finest Gold is dead. The plumber had to condemn it and stick a corgi sticker over it and cut off the gas supply to the device.
I am really mega p1ssed off. New boiler needed, got no cash to pay for it, very very angry.
Any plumbers in or near Skipton are welcome to come and give me a quote! Will probably go for a Worcester or Baxi after reading the site.
Watch out people, this damned piece of junk could have reduced my house to kindling. Amazingly the overheat lockout didn't even kick in during this!
I_Hate_Halstead
I have been reading this forum on and off for the last 18 months. I found the forum after moving into a new house with a, oh no, Halstead Finest Gold combi boiler.
Obviously I had the 'safety lockout' problems with it overheating, and also had venturi probs, pilot light probs, the list is endless.
Yesterday I got home to a very cold house after work. I went down to the boiler expecting to see the flashing red overheat light flashing but no, no lights on at all.
The plumber has just been out and said he has never seen anything like it.
The inside heat resistant material has fallen inside the ignition chamber. The glass insert has melted (yes, you read right, melted glass), the front of the chamber (metal) has warped, the paint burned off the front, all wiring has been reduced to melted rubber, the PCB has imploded, all 3 fuses are gone.
The Hlastead Finest Gold is dead. The plumber had to condemn it and stick a corgi sticker over it and cut off the gas supply to the device.
I am really mega p1ssed off. New boiler needed, got no cash to pay for it, very very angry.
Any plumbers in or near Skipton are welcome to come and give me a quote! Will probably go for a Worcester or Baxi after reading the site.
Watch out people, this damned piece of junk could have reduced my house to kindling. Amazingly the overheat lockout didn't even kick in during this!
I_Hate_Halstead
