Hi everyone – I’ve been reading through this site for a while now getting a few DIY hints and tips, but I finally have a reason to post. Unfortunately, it’s not a particularly happy reason. I have a problem with my Potterton Suprima 40L boiler.
I’ve read through the user guide/manual and it seems that it is going into “LOCKOUT” status as the green LED is off and the red LED is flashing. I can normally fix this by pressing the reset button but it’s obviously rather annoying as it has happened everyday for nearly a week now, and it took about 45 minutes before we got any heat in the radiators or warm water from the tap yesterday evening after I reset it.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but I first noticed the problem after a bulb blew on the underside of the hob “hood” (extractor fan thing) which tripped the circuit breakers/isolators under the stairs and turned everything off in the kitchen (all of the mains sockets in the kitchen are on separate circuit and the Suprima 40L is included in that circuit).
I’ve got someone coming round to have a look at it tonight, but he said over the phone that it is probably the circuit board which needs replacing … at a cost of around £180+ labour. Before I go ahead and pay out for that, I just wondered if anyone had any other ideas as to what could be causing it? I’m not saying this guy is going to rip me off (he was recommended, so I’m sure he’s trustworthy) but I’m just being a bit cautious as he diagnosed it pretty quickly over the phone!!
Hope you can help
Cheers
EDIT - a bit more information which may be useful!
-The house is nearly 3 years old and the boiler has been in since day 1
-It happens once or twice a day, normally when central heating is timed to be off. So I don't necessarily notice the problem until i realise that the radiators haven't come on.
-It has only ONCE (that I'm aware of!) happened WHILST the central heating is on, causing it all to die down obviously!
I’ve read through the user guide/manual and it seems that it is going into “LOCKOUT” status as the green LED is off and the red LED is flashing. I can normally fix this by pressing the reset button but it’s obviously rather annoying as it has happened everyday for nearly a week now, and it took about 45 minutes before we got any heat in the radiators or warm water from the tap yesterday evening after I reset it.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but I first noticed the problem after a bulb blew on the underside of the hob “hood” (extractor fan thing) which tripped the circuit breakers/isolators under the stairs and turned everything off in the kitchen (all of the mains sockets in the kitchen are on separate circuit and the Suprima 40L is included in that circuit).
I’ve got someone coming round to have a look at it tonight, but he said over the phone that it is probably the circuit board which needs replacing … at a cost of around £180+ labour. Before I go ahead and pay out for that, I just wondered if anyone had any other ideas as to what could be causing it? I’m not saying this guy is going to rip me off (he was recommended, so I’m sure he’s trustworthy) but I’m just being a bit cautious as he diagnosed it pretty quickly over the phone!!
Hope you can help
Cheers
EDIT - a bit more information which may be useful!
-The house is nearly 3 years old and the boiler has been in since day 1
-It happens once or twice a day, normally when central heating is timed to be off. So I don't necessarily notice the problem until i realise that the radiators haven't come on.
-It has only ONCE (that I'm aware of!) happened WHILST the central heating is on, causing it all to die down obviously!