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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 17:44:57 GMT
My mums boiler stopped working last night. It’s a heat only baxi 20 odd yrs old.
So, I get there & there’s no power. I turn socket on & off & put demand in for ch & hw, boiler has power, fan light on but no ignition, I turn on/off several times, nothing.
BG arrive an hour later, very good service, I wasn’t there. He fixes it & says the ball cock in the airing cupboard was stuck.
Why would that affect the boiler working?
It’s a traditional open vent y plan system
Any ideas?
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Post by battle1066 on Nov 26, 2018 18:32:15 GMT
For me he's taking the piss - he'll be back - was the model a 50FF or that range?
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 18:41:58 GMT
For me he's taking the piss - he'll be back - was the model a 50FF or that range? I think it’s a baxi solo 30 Not 100% sure on that though |
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Post by battle1066 on Nov 26, 2018 18:47:13 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Nov 26, 2018 18:47:48 GMT
I hve to agree, a stuck ballcock wont cause power failure, smiley-sad056 nay
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 18:50:55 GMT
Was there power at the boiler and it just wouldn't fire up ?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 18:51:52 GMT
I wonder if he means the port valve .
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 19:01:32 GMT
Yeah, when I went the boiler had no power. I turned it on & off & still nothing. I put the timer on constant & it had power light & fan light, the other 2 lights, ignition & another one never lit up.
Maybe he did mean the port valve but again why would that affect boiler power & ignition?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 19:29:12 GMT
Yeah, when I went the boiler had no power. I turned it on & off & still nothing. I put the timer on constant & it had power light & fan light, the other 2 lights, ignition & another one never lit up. Maybe he did mean the port valve but again why would that affect boiler power & ignition? Boiler won't fire until it receives the switch live from the port valve. |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 19:35:48 GMT
Yeah, when I went the boiler had no power. I turned it on & off & still nothing. I put the timer on constant & it had power light & fan light, the other 2 lights, ignition & another one never lit up. Maybe he did mean the port valve but again why would that affect boiler power & ignition? Boiler won't fire until it receives the switch live from the port valve. So if that was stuck then there’s the problem? Must’ve been that. I’ll look tomorrow. Cheers |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 19:39:44 GMT
My mums boiler stopped working last night. It’s a heat only baxi 20 odd yrs old. So, I get there & there’s no power. I turn socket on & off & put demand in for ch & hw, boiler has power, fan light on but no ignition, I turn on/off several times, nothing. BG arrive an hour later, very good service, I wasn’t there. He fixes it & says the ball cock in the airing cupboard was stuck. Why would that affect the boiler working? It’s a traditional open vent y plan system Any ideas? The only ball & cock stuck in that airing cupboard was his own ! |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 19:43:45 GMT
My mums boiler stopped working last night. It’s a heat only baxi 20 odd yrs old. So, I get there & there’s no power. I turn socket on & off & put demand in for ch & hw, boiler has power, fan light on but no ignition, I turn on/off several times, nothing. BG arrive an hour later, very good service, I wasn’t there. He fixes it & says the ball cock in the airing cupboard was stuck. Why would that affect the boiler working? It’s a traditional open vent y plan system Any ideas? The only ball & cock stuck in that airing cupboard was his own ! Yes. Pity I couldn’t have been there. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2018 19:46:11 GMT
The only ball & cock stuck in that airing cupboard was his own ! Yes. Pity I couldn’t have been there. They will be trying to sell her a new boiler next. smiley-sad056 nay |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Nov 26, 2018 20:25:57 GMT
Yes. Pity I couldn’t have been there. They will be trying to sell her a new boiler next. smiley-sad056 nay No chance at their prices I’ll be calling BB for a cheap job |
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Post by tomplum on Nov 26, 2018 21:38:09 GMT
ahh now it makes sense except for, If he's figured out the valve is stuck, he will have figured, its gonna stick again, So he should have swapped it or made arrangements to do it when he had more time, not just move it and fuck off, typical GB ,, smiley-sad056 nay
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