Ideal Classic Help - Boiler lighting question

[tomo2001]

Have an 8 year old Ideal Slimline Classic FF350.

Normally when the boiler fires up you hear the fan start and then you hear the clicking of a relay (ignition ?). Then you hear the burner light and all is ok.
Sometimes however the boiler seems to go through a cycle where the pilot lights, then you hear the clicking and the gas valve opens and the main burner switches on. However the main burner goes out immediately and then the lighting sequence restarts. You can sometimes see the main burner firing up many times (ON,OFF,ON,OFF etc.) before it will actually stay alight.

Any advice welcome.

 

[45yearsagasman]

Quote:-Any advice welcome.

Mate, that is deffo a fault which is beyond a diyer, but a good repairman will be able to repair that with no problem. You new what the answer was going to be as it's gas related.

 

[tomo2001]

I asked for advice on what the fault might be, not to be lectured about taking the damn thing apart. I am a mature person who tends to let specialists fix things in their field. Looking at similar threads, advice is normally given regardless of 'DIY'ers' or not. Rant over.........

 

[picasso]

we have to draw a line somewhere, simple electrical/hydraulic faults will be diagnosed but gas related or safety items wont, it looks like your fault comes into the latter.

 

[45yearsagasman]

Tomo, no personal offence intended, but if I were to list all the things that may be the cause of your boiler fault then that would be an invitation to non competent people to have a go themselves, and that is not permitted. Again no offence intended and I try not to make my replies sound like a lecture.

 

[namsag]

tomo it could be something as simple as a dirty pilot that when you get your RGI out will be cured by a simple service it could possibly be an electrode/ignition wire fault they dont cost a lot or long to do. Worst case and least likely is faulty pcb.

And NO i have not told him how to fix it just informing him what it could be so he doesnt get ripped off.

And how would it incourage people. Every install must have the instruction book left this actually tells people how to take boilers apart so if someone was going to try it the information is already in there hands in far more detail than being told what a fault maybe through experience

 

[Agile]

I asked for advice on what the fault might be, not to be lectured about taking the damn thing apart. I am a mature person who tends to let specialists fix things in their field. Looking at similar threads, advice is normally given regardless of 'DIY'ers' or not. Rant over.........

If that were the case then one wonders why you think that you need to be told what the problem might be.

The usual reason why people post on this forum is because they want to have a go at fixing it themselves.

In spite of what you say above we do NOT normally give DIY gas advice as not only is it not a sensible thing to do but its against the forum rules!

I doubt that you are an exception!

 

[namsag]

So Agile would you hand over possibly hundreds of pounds without knowing what you had just paid for.
perhaps that is what he wants to know what the fault maybe

 

[Agile]

He has a total control oven whom he chooses to repair his boiler. One assumes he would choose someone he feels comfortable with and who will keep him advised of the diagnosis and the proposed solution.

Rather than "hundreds of pounds" he could choose british Gas or Eon etc who will do a fixed price repair for about £180.

Only an engineer in front of the boiler can see exactly whats wrong and merely listing 5-10 possible faults serves no purpose in my view.

 

[tomo2001]

tomo it could be something as simple as a dirty pilot that when you get your RGI out will be cured by a simple service it could possibly be an electrode/ignition wire fault they dont cost a lot or long to do. Worst case and least likely is faulty pcb.

And NO i have not told him how to fix it just informing him what it could be so he doesnt get ripped off.

And how would it incourage people. Every install must have the instruction book left this actually tells people how to take boilers apart so if someone was going to try it the information is already in there hands in far more detail than being told what a fault maybe through experience

Thanks namsag, this is the sort of reply I was looking for. I have no intention taking my boiler apart as I value my family too much. I was after an indication of what it could possibly be to repair in terms of costs. I wasn't aware that BG or Eon did fixed price repairs, I will probably go that route.
Thanks

 

[shambolic]

So do ideal themselves. It could also be reverse polarity as a classic will just keep sparking but not full lighting. If full lighting then going out and repeating it coiuld actually be an inner flue problem. Best to get someone in.