HE24 (isar) fault

[martin74]

Evening people,

Help!
I'm a bit stuck!
I have an ideal isar he24 combi boiler, a while ago the display went to a ( - ) then dissappeared altogether, system still works, if anything it works to well i.e water really hot and rads really hot. replaced the display, have now got a ( - ) again but this time it has a dot at its side ( -. ) system still works, but the display isn't changing. Oh and the burner light doesn't come on. Two questions :-
Is this going to be expensive?
Did i waste my time with the display?

Please any advise will be appreciated.

 

[gas4you]

The - is usually indicative of the pcb faulting and needs replacing

 

[martin74]

Cheers for the good news gas4you, are they expensive?
work on cars and PCB normally mean expense.
I'm right aren't i, tell me don't leave me hanging!!

 

[gas4you]

IF it is the pcb the cheapest way to replace is DIY, about £170-£200 for a pcb, depending where you source it from. Whatever you do, make sure you get a genuine brand new one

Next cheapest way is a fixed price Ideal repair @ £220 all in

 

[martin74]

Thanks Dave,

Appreciate the help, i take it its just a plug in and play jobby, do i need to set it up or anything.

Martin

 

[gas4you]

All you have to do is fit the jumpers in the correct position. Either fit the same as the old one, or follow the instructions that come with the new one.

Be aware though that the HE series has a different board to the older M series, so if you think it is the board, make sure you tell them which one you need.

 

[martin74]

Thanks for all your help Dave,

Martin

 

[ddk]

the easiest way to tell the difference between the isar (or 'eye-sore') boards is that the older series dont have the connection on the bottom for the electrode lead and earth. a cheaper alternative to the Ideal call out would be a british gas one-off breakdown charge, which i think is around £150.

 

[martin74]

Cheeers ddk,

got the trusted manual, it gives you the part number in it!!

pressume its the part number and not the price

Martin

 

[gas4you]

It starts off as the part number, but after a few years of Ideal boiler ownership, it turns into the total cost of repairing it

 

[idealnumber1]

is the boiler still working?is it an isar? is the code a dash with a dot?

 

[martin74]

Just out of interest what would be the consequences of not doing this right

away, not that i'm going to leave it indefinatly, just end of the month /

payday. Not going to do any damage is it?, i think the user settings are

increasing the temp to maximum!

 

[martin74]

idealnumber1,

Thats it, you got it, bang on. Your now about to tell me to press a button

and its sorted!!

 

[idealnumber1]

check the purple comm lead for any sign of corrosion

 

[mickthegas]

try the control display panel sounds faulty as per idealnumber 1