Reply to: Bloody boiler question

[Fred Bloggs]

.... and fixed again. My friendly plumber prodded the diverter valve and gave it a squirt of WD-40. Clever people these plumbers.

I suggest you look on line for a new diverter valve head. They are readily available and depending on the make are dead simple to change. Just clipping onto the valve body. HTH.

[darrylmg]

And there we are: Error code E L and E H.

PCB error.

i.e. replace the replacement PCB that was replaced 2 years ago and has run for all of 3 weeks in total since then.

Now thinking of buying a replacement off ebay, since it can't be any worse than the piece of crap that's in there currently.

Could it be the cold has caused the solder joints to break?
I remember a story of someone putting a faulty pcb into an oven and cooking it to get the joints to reconnect. Could be worth a try if you know someone corgi registered willing to take it out and put it back in again.

[bluetoaster]

.... and it's gone again. I suspect the diverter valve but I've chickened out and called a plumber.

.... and fixed again. My friendly plumber prodded the diverter valve and gave it a squirt of WD-40. Clever people these plumbers.

[bluetoaster]

Sorted and I am warm and clean again. Happy days

.... and it's gone again. I suspect the diverter valve but I've chickened out and called a plumber.

[SteelyDan]

I too have an Ideal boiler & yes they have a bad rep as far as reliability.
I have a Homecare contract with British Gas (had it for years), & tbh honest it has saved me a fortune in potential bills over the years. I think the only part of my boiler which hasn't been replaced, under Homecare contract over the past 11 years, is the metal cabinet that the actual boiler sits in, so you can maybe imagine how much money it could have cost me for all the call outs/repairs?

[SueEllen]

And lo! the less than ideal Ideal M3080 boiler has started displaying error codes.

A reset got it going at the moment.

I hold out little hope of the damn thing lasting much longer.

The quote from BG back in the summer for a replacement came to £3.5k.

Which sounds a tad excessive to me.

They saw you coming.

[bluetoaster]

Sorted and I am warm and clean again. Happy days

[bluetoaster]

Oh dear. Recommend you look at a Vailant boiler. We got one with a 7 year warranty. I hear you can get a 10 year warranty if you need one when an offer is on.

I can't complain really. The boiler is 15 years old and other than an occasional service it has only needed 2 diaphragms and a PCB in that time.

[Fred Bloggs]

This.

My combi boiler pump merrily packed up Christmas day afternoon and I'm waiting for a plumbing supplier to open tomorrow to get a replacement. It's fecking cold with no heating in the house.

Oh dear. Recommend you look at a Vailant boiler. We got one with a 7 year warranty. I hear you can get a 10 year warranty if you need one when an offer is on.

[SueEllen]

This.

My combi boiler pump merrily packed up Christmas day afternoon and I'm waiting for a plumbing supplier to open tomorrow to get a replacement. It's fecking cold with no heating in the house.

[bluetoaster]

if its just on the connector (where the line on fig 17 points to) I had that on one of my boilers, I tightened the nut slightly and the drip stopped as it was a basic plumbing issue.

This.

My combi boiler pump merrily packed up Christmas day afternoon and I'm waiting for a plumbing supplier to open tomorrow to get a replacement. It's fecking cold with no heating in the house.

[vetran]

if its just on the connector (where the line on fig 17 points to) I had that on one of my boilers, I tightened the nut slightly and the drip stopped as it was a basic plumbing issue.


The over temp valve etc are inside the boiler where you don't venture, that just isn't safe.

[SueEllen]

The ZeitParents used BG, which was reasonable, and they did turn up when required.

BG sub-contract so it's luck of the draw who you get.

I know two people who got their yearly direct debits back due to some BG screw up with their boilers. There as others have been fine with them.

[woohoo]

The only thing I recommend us when getting your boiler serviced/repaired use someone recommended, and if they are a company don't them them off the hook if one of their plumbers screws up.

(And no it wasn't BG but the same rules apply.)

It's difficult trying to find someone decent and reliable.

We had one guy but just a bit sleezy and just didn't trust him.

[SueEllen]

great to hear, well not that you had a problem but that the boiler is safe to use

The only thing I recommend us when getting your boiler serviced/repaired use someone recommended, and if they are a company don't them them off the hook if one of their plumbers screws up.

(And no it wasn't BG but the same rules apply.)