So engineer now thinks the temp sensor is fault
Strom engineer?
Either way he should be able to test that as it'll most likely be an NTC with resistance table to look up.
So engineer now thinks the temp sensor is fault
Local gas Safe engineer. He couldn't test it today because Strom office closed at 4.30 and he didn't arrive till after that so couldn't get the resistance look up table.
Probably be 10kΩ

Further update on the boiler it also keeps tripping an RCCB on the consumer unit which indicates an earth leakage fault.
No, the previous owner Installed it.
I've told my nephew to replace it for a gas boiler a few times.
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