Could anyone recommend a plumber near Cambridge? My boiler's having issues. Needs to be 'Gas Safe' registered or whatever Corgi's are called now.
Thanks!
Could anyone recommend a plumber near Cambridge? My boiler's having issues. Needs to be 'Gas Safe' registered or whatever Corgi's are called now.
Thanks!
Only unreliable ones
If its a boiler Id just phone British Gas and be done with it, at least they turn up
Originally Posted by scimmy ben
I get the feeling that this would only work if we could pursuade Ernest Borgnine to drive the Isle of Wight to Portsmouth hovercraft.
Yeah - that's exactly the problem.
One of my customers is a plumber that is always busy (and always has plenty of money to spend on new gadgets, so I guess he's either overcharging or very good). He's done work for me at home and for my parents in the past and I had no problems with him. Only thing is, I don't know if he's Corgi registered and also have no idea how far he travels
EDIT : Thinking about it, I know a few plumbers that are customers. I'm just not sure on their official credentials (Corgi etc) and how far they travel.
If it's a boiler change we can come out. British gas are very expensive we generally come in a around half their figures. Have a look on www.control-tech.co.uk it has all our details should you require them
All sorted now. Thanks for the responses guys.
What was the fault? I'm training as a gas engineer at the moment, id like to fill my brain with as much info as i can with boiler problems cheers
Not wishing to sound like a smarty pants, I had pretty much sussed the problem - I just didn't have the balls (or stupidity) to disassemble the boiler myself.
The problem was as follows:
The heating would demand from the boiler.
The boiler power light would come on.
The extraction fan would run up.
The boiler would fire, but the spark ignition would continue after the flame was lit.
After a few seconds, the boiler would cut the gas.
It would go through the ignite process about 4 times then shut down completely, with an error light flashing.
So, what do you think the fault was?
Sounds like a problem with the its flame rectification, maybe a loose electrical connection, or oxidised electrode. The boiler cannot detecting the flame. What boiler is it?
Last edited by Jay Tee; 20-01-2012 at 13:18.
You've passed. I'll call you in next time
There was a build up of crud in the combustion chamber. Some of which had got between the burner baffle and the flame sense electrode. As you say - it didn't realise the burner was lit, so shut down.
It's a Worcester from the mid-90's (non-condensing).
Hopefully there won't be a next time haha
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