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Post by tomplum on Aug 10, 2020 19:36:15 GMT
Mrs Plums having a shower this morning and all of a sudden gives a scream of displeasure and comes out of the bathroom spitting venom and asking who turned the hot water off, There is only me in the house, well in the garage actually, so It was't me, So I went investigating and found the combi has gone off, So I got out my tools and diagnosed the control board, How I worked that out was, the pump was running but, the fan was not, I checked the power to the fan and it had no power , So I checked it had 240v to the pump, which it had, so I figured it must be the board, So after going to HRP and paying £153 I was totally taken aback when it did't work, realy annoyed with myself for paying for a part that, I now cannot take back, So I played about shorting out sensors and micro switches to find the culprit but I could not work out why the fan will not go, Soon the red mist came and I ripped the fucker off the wall,
New boiler time, £568 for a new Main 25KW combi , At the present time, its on the wall and 25% plumbed in.
I need a drink,,,,,, beer drinker
ahhh thats better,
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 10, 2020 19:52:02 GMT
Good job
Parts are expensive & a new boiler for £568 will last
What’s the warranty on it?
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Post by cluelesskarl on Aug 10, 2020 19:54:03 GMT
Sorry to hear you've had an angry and expensive day Tom. Though glad I'm not the only one angry and wanting to rip something apart!!  Are you charging Mrs P mates rates?  Mmm, beer...  |
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Post by tomplum on Aug 10, 2020 19:57:59 GMT
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Post by tomplum on Aug 10, 2020 20:07:37 GMT
the warrantee is 5 years but not worth the paper its written on because, for the warranttee to be valid, I have to register it with gassafe, I cannot do that because my registration is out of date, I've all confidence this new boiler will do at least 12 years, that one I evicted gave me 16 years loyal service, without a service, A few weeks back i changed the diverter and, with hindsight, I should have evicted then, but hey I'm not mystic Meg |
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 10, 2020 20:15:15 GMT
Difficult,tough and expensive day for you Tom.
However, it's not like you to just replace the boiler after investing previous time and money into the diverter valve (DV)repair.
My first port of call would be to any electrical connections or switches disturbed during the recent DV replacement.
May be it could be put on the bench and we could work through it to find the issues when you have the new bolier up and running and Mrs Plum off your back?
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Post by tomplum on Aug 10, 2020 21:02:23 GMT
in years passed i would have looked into it further but, now i have more important things going on. I've booked a 2 day camping holiday in he lake district and this has put me under pressure, I can't go off and leave the old girl with no hot water, I'll give you a good tip battle, never retire, I'm working 24/7 since i retired, there is no time to myself,  |
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 11, 2020 6:26:58 GMT
It's not easy to find time for a rest.
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Post by endfeed on Aug 11, 2020 9:53:04 GMT
sorry to hear this tom,fookin shite having to fork out for something like a boiler! Looking on the bright side,how much you've saved with your skills, British gas would of been rubbing there hands together to fit that. The fault finding video was awesome! If you could do more videos of your thought process when finding faults would be ace!!👍 |
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Post by woodbine66 on Aug 11, 2020 13:54:22 GMT
Bad luck, Tom. As you say, one day you're the pigeon, other days you're the statue. Board was a likely suspect, but at least you can get the new board on Ebay and recoup some beer tokens for the hol.
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Post by tomplum on Aug 11, 2020 16:35:39 GMT
anyrode, the new boiler is up and running now and I expect it to outlive me, Tomorrow I heading Northwest to the pleasant hills ,fields and waters of the Lake district, camping and bikeing with odd breaks for drinking beer, second rule of life, when you[re haveing a bad day, keep going, there'll be a better day ahead,  |
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 11, 2020 16:46:34 GMT
anyrode, the new boiler is up and running now and I expect it to outlive me, Tomorrow I heading Northwest to the pleasant hills ,fields and waters of the Lake district, camping and bikeing with odd breaks for drinking beer, second rule of life, when you[re haveing a bad day, keep going, there'll be a better day ahead, Take some pics of the Lake District please. It’s a place I want to visit but never have yet. I hear it’s very nice indeed. Enjoy yourself Tom |
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Post by tomplum on Aug 11, 2020 17:11:11 GMT
I will rocky, he;s one I did in the Yorkshire Dales, which is equally rural, The weather was't all that good on this visit, You need good weather like now to get the full benefit of the countryside
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Post by dickpuller on Aug 11, 2020 18:49:13 GMT
Sorry Tom I’ve not been around over the last few days or I’ve helped you out with the diagnostics & fault finding.
Why not hang the fucker up in your Den & we’ll do some checks on it? Or does the Scrappy already have it??
Enjoy your wee break👍👍
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Post by tomplum on Aug 11, 2020 19:08:51 GMT
When I threw it out of the door, I only had to wait half an hour when a scrappy knocked on the door, he was like a tramp on a kipper, just out of interest Dick, where did my logic go wrong ?  |
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Mmm, beer... 
