When the combustion chamber insulation falls in these and causes the case to rot / melt / distort through where does it usually go, is it obvious on removing the burner?. Got one hitting about 1000ppm co in 10 seconds and getting a co reading of 250ppm from behind the burner. I'm going back to attack it in the morning as I had just spent 2 hours scraping carp out of the sump and trap!, I know it's scrap I just want to satisfy my curiosity.
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This has become a mojor safety concern & ideal have re-designed the earth pin so it holds back insulation boards you have to remove burner to fit them
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hect
These fail for a reason, and sometimes that reason is down to improperly serviced boilers!!
The bulletin from ideal suggested it was the pins holding the boards were inadequate and burnt away hence the redesign.
These things are apalling and we are replacing so many under 3 years old it's untrue. Had one today where bg have been recalled 10 times in 2 months after passing it on to a manufacturer visit where it subsequently came back in...this time next week it will be on the scrapheap.
H
hect
I did say 'sometimes'!!!
I'm finding the same, scrap heap is the best place for them.
Give it 18-24 months and it will be the Esprit's that will be rotting the same
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hect
Dont agree with that, the Esprit is a good un
H
hect
Well, lets see what happens lolol 
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Most of the time it's due to the p1ss poor design by ideal. I will never buy an ideal as long as there is blood in my veins.
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hect
Im not asking you to - go get a Vaillant then
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it is for all bg contracts.
thankfully (for BG management) all failed insulation problems have been covered FOC if a replacement heat engine/complete boiler by not ideal. that seems to be running out now, probably as ideal realise any more FOC charges may put them into woolworths territory.
all of the early turds have been subject to a blanket "earth pin kit" rework kit. all of the later turds seem to have them from the "factory". i find the pin kit a ****ing laugh.....a bent piece of wire to hold the whole shebang together....genius!!!
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