I have a Potterton Suprima 50 that is 13 years old.
Potterton Suprima 50 firing up, then stopping, then again.
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I've just been doing some searching on this forum (and others) and have read comments about the red HT lead to the igniter not being very reliable.
Just replacing the pcb is not the preferred fix for these boilers.
There is a kit which contains the drop down panel and all the electronics, plus all new wiring including the HT/sensor leads. Get that done and forget your plumber chucking parts at it, or maybe that's what he has in mind.
There is a kit which contains the drop down panel and all the electronics, plus all new wiring including the HT/sensor leads. Get that done and forget your plumber chucking parts at it, or maybe that's what he has in mind.
Sorry I meant to clarify by saying the PCB in the sealed-box is that unit you are referring to, so it's the latest version.
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It sounds to me like you should get someone in that knows what they're doing and stop opening up the combustion chamber.(unless your qualified to do so)
The "qualified" people, meaning Potterton's "HeatTeam" want to charge me £325 plus VAT to sort it.
I've managed to service it regularly and replace the two previous PCBs with the latest version for the last 13 years, so I know more about the Suprima 50 than most plumbers who have come to service it at various intervals in its life. I've only just learned about the red igniter lead, as Potterton conveniently keep quiet about faulty items in their boilers, just like the early PCBs.
Yes, a "new" igniter lead was supplied with the latest kit I fitted . . however, it was made of a woven Carbon-fibre sort of material, and others have found it becomes faulty quite rapidly (as I have), just like many Potterton components, so the very latest kits will have an Igniter lead made of "proper" wire.
I'm getting the wire igniter lead tomorrow morning, and will advise my neighbours, who have mostly have the same Suprima 50, if they have a similar fault to upgrade the lead to a wire one
You just can't tell a Bristolian anything.
I think your problem might be that your getting plumbers out to fault find on a boiler and unless your qualified then your breaking the law opening up the combustion chamber on your boiler...pay the money ang get someone whos got a clue about boilers, especially yours as its one of the easiest boilers to fault find on,and without even looking at it a decent r.g.i would be able to tell u whats wrong with it.
Says who ? There is absolutely nothing in the installation and service manual to say I can't open the Combustion Chamber.
Like a rip-off £350 to Potterton for something I am able now to fix myself, as I have in the past
And how the heck do you find a Plumber who knows about the Suprima 50. Like most of the "Service people" who come and fix things like Dishwashers, Washing Machines etc, many of them either don't have a clue what's wrong, or make out there's a lot more to repairing it just to notch up their profits
I think the gas safe regulations might say different.
You might want to checkout the diy gas section on this forum.
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