Hi all I'm new on this forum so apologies if my query has already been answered, my problem is my boiler will not start up then after about 3 days it will spring into life and work for about a month then stop working again for a few days.
Thorn EMI housewarmer spectacular boiler
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Think you might need to give a little bit more information than that, some great engineers on here but we dont have crystal balls
Sorry yes more info would have been better, first of all the boiler gc No is 44 789 22. The boiler was working fine til 31st October then stopped and would not start up again when heating/hot water was called for, there was no attempt at ignition. when heating was called you could hear pump start up but boiler would not try to ignite. On November 3rd boiler started when heating/hot water were called and ignited as normal, it will be fine for the next month or so then will not work for a few days. The same problem occured at the end of August for a few days then boiler started to work again as normal. I hope that gives you a bit more to work on, Many thanks.
I take it that a long, long time has passed since this boiler had any attention from a gsr!?
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OK. So it's due for another. Do you use a local independent engineer or a servicing company?
Book a service in and inform them that there is also an intermittent fault with the ignition sequence that needs attention.
There are several possible causes but all of them need proper fault finding and repair, which involves gsr certification.
Local engineer will be able to source what's needed at point of diagnosis.
Same as mechanics at a garage... Find the fault, order the necessary part.
Same as mechanics at a garage... Find the fault, order the necessary part.
No, no, no! We prefer the customer to diagnose the fault and bring the part along. Once the parts are fitted and it still doesn’t work, we can then correctly diagnose the fault and do the job. Double bubble.
if it is a faulty gas valve they are still available, if it is the ign control they are obsolete, but someone may be able to source one, the pump running is nothing to do with the boiler, I would be saving for a new boiler if it was me
thank you i will check online for the ign control module
I didnt say it was that, I said it could be, yours is a very simple old boiler but still needs to be diagnosed properly and to do that the boiler will have to fault while the engineer is there
I understand that but i can still check online to see if the ign unit is still available, i will be getting an engineer in when it fails again but until the i can check out the availabilty of parts for the boiler.
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