Just some advice from some combi boiler experts, I'm well aware it's about time I had a new modern combi fitted to replace my aged boiler but wasn't hoping to incur that cost quite so soon after Xmas.
Boiler is a Worcester 240 BF , been working flawlessly for years but suddenly last night ,although all the lights were still on the gas valve had tripped so nothing was alight, only reason I noticed was that the CH was on, the wife had poured her bath and was still in it but the boiler pressure guage was well down from where it should have been (no burners on, no extra pressure).
Now the problem is when you hold the grey gas button in, spark it up, it light's no problem, what it won't do is stay lit, you hold the gas button in and as it gets warmed up it nearly stays on, you can physically hear the gas valve trying to stay on , it just holds a little then lets go, if you push it in several times, it will stay in sometimes ,the boiler stays alight for various amounts of time but eventually it will trip again. The boiler is not being used at the time , no CH demand, no Hot water demand, it just sits their with pilot light on, then suddenly it trips the gas valve.This morning it stayed on for ages, actually gave the wife hot water all morning then tripped after dinner, it's currentl switched off at the moment completely.
New boiler is the best answer I know, was hoping to make it to the summer so I could have a good look at what's best for our needs and find the best deal rather than making a rash decision and picking a bad choice boiler as well as just paying fo Xmas and car insurance on the 4th January
From what little bits I have managed to read, maybe it's the gas valve at fault or someone suggested it might me the thermo couple ?? at fault.
I'm aware that boilers have a safety feature built in that switches off the gas if things go wrong, but it's not overheating or pump over running or anything like that, it just randomly switches itself off whether in use or just sitting there idle with the pilot light burning as normal.
Some places say the gas valve is no longer made where as other places still seem to have it in stock??.
Might be a case that I have to source the parts then get a gas engineer to fit them if it can't be found locally. I'm out of town all day long so would like a bit of info if anyone can help so I can phone round a few places and see what I can sort out.
Many thanks if anybody can shed some light on what maybe the problem, I once had a so called reputable company try and take me for a ride when the diverter valve went wrong, "yes sir, we've reserved you the last one in Ipswich, it's only £140 + vat plus fitting if you want it done" a simple phone call to a local heating centre came back with a price over the counter of £69 for the valve direct to the public, hence someone else got the job
Boiler is a Worcester 240 BF , been working flawlessly for years but suddenly last night ,although all the lights were still on the gas valve had tripped so nothing was alight, only reason I noticed was that the CH was on, the wife had poured her bath and was still in it but the boiler pressure guage was well down from where it should have been (no burners on, no extra pressure).
Now the problem is when you hold the grey gas button in, spark it up, it light's no problem, what it won't do is stay lit, you hold the gas button in and as it gets warmed up it nearly stays on, you can physically hear the gas valve trying to stay on , it just holds a little then lets go, if you push it in several times, it will stay in sometimes ,the boiler stays alight for various amounts of time but eventually it will trip again. The boiler is not being used at the time , no CH demand, no Hot water demand, it just sits their with pilot light on, then suddenly it trips the gas valve.This morning it stayed on for ages, actually gave the wife hot water all morning then tripped after dinner, it's currentl switched off at the moment completely.
New boiler is the best answer I know, was hoping to make it to the summer so I could have a good look at what's best for our needs and find the best deal rather than making a rash decision and picking a bad choice boiler as well as just paying fo Xmas and car insurance on the 4th January
From what little bits I have managed to read, maybe it's the gas valve at fault or someone suggested it might me the thermo couple ?? at fault.
I'm aware that boilers have a safety feature built in that switches off the gas if things go wrong, but it's not overheating or pump over running or anything like that, it just randomly switches itself off whether in use or just sitting there idle with the pilot light burning as normal.
Some places say the gas valve is no longer made where as other places still seem to have it in stock??.
Might be a case that I have to source the parts then get a gas engineer to fit them if it can't be found locally. I'm out of town all day long so would like a bit of info if anyone can help so I can phone round a few places and see what I can sort out.
Many thanks if anybody can shed some light on what maybe the problem, I once had a so called reputable company try and take me for a ride when the diverter valve went wrong, "yes sir, we've reserved you the last one in Ipswich, it's only £140 + vat plus fitting if you want it done" a simple phone call to a local heating centre came back with a price over the counter of £69 for the valve direct to the public, hence someone else got the job
