Potterton Suprima 50 thermocouple / PCB on way out?

[bpowell555]

The pilot light keeps going out some time during the day (only noticed since we've had the heating on, though maybe its not been doing the HW in day for a while ...) and I have to reset it. Its due a service (November) by BG. If I get them to come out for that earlier will he be able to try a thermocouple swap at little charge or will he tear out my a-hole and feed it to me in a sandwich?

What else could it be - system works fine when its burning.

Cheers!

 

[bpowell555]

I understand if it was the thermocouple being dead it would go off as soon as I released the button. As it goes off some time later could it be the thermocouple is on its way out or how do you diagnose PCB failure? Thermocouple is a corgi job, right, what about PCB? This thread suggested a reconditioned one, or I'd be up for fixing a dry solder, I have to do it enough on my Renault

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3339

 

[giblets]

Errmmm - Suprima's do not have thermocouples or pilot lights to my knowledge.

 

[baxpoti]

Suprima's do not have thermocouples or pilot lights to my knowledge.

You are very knowledgeable

 

[bpowell555]

chortle, so is it the pcb being lazy then? It fires if I hold down reset but has frozen several times in the past couple weeks

 

[nickso]

The pilot light keeps going out some time during the day (only noticed since we've had the heating on, though maybe its not been doing the HW in day for a while ...) and I have to reset it. Its due a service (November) by BG. If I get them to come out for that earlier will he be able to try a thermocouple swap at little charge or will he tear out my a-hole and feed it to me in a sandwich?

What else could it be - system works fine when its burning.

Cheers!

i'm guessing you are on a flexi contract and don't want to pay the repair fee. they are not going to replace it free of charge on the service, or at least they shouldn't, so just get them out and let them have a look at it now.

 

[bpowell555]

There's time to switch to the full beans contract though, which I'll do since the call out for a repair is £178

 

[nickso]

There's time to switch to the full beans contract though, which I'll do since the call out for a repair is £178

your not on contract then, the figure you quote is for an on call assistance job. its a one off fee for a one off job.

that fee is actually cheaper than the cheapest contract other than possibly the flexi contract which means you would need to pay £50 per repair.

 

[superdupergasman]

Could be lots of things on this boiler, PCB, Spark electrode, APS, gas valve.

You have to tell BG before the annual visit as they will not do much as its a saftey check not a visit to fix things.

 

[bpowell555]

There's time to switch to the full beans contract though, which I'll do since the call out for a repair is £178

your not on contract then, the figure you quote is for an on call assistance job. its a one off fee for a one off job.

that fee is actually cheaper than the cheapest contract other than possibly the flexi contract which means you would need to pay £50 per repair.

I already pay the annual service on dd, so presumably if I upgrade to gold star it won't be so much. I remember now she said, the £50 excess charge would be on £9 a month, and the most I could pay was £13 ... maybe that's ON TOP OF what I'm already paying?

If it keeps switching off though don't see there's much else I can do?

Cheers!