alpha c27 wont ignite

davet123

I have an alpha c27 boiler that will not fire up ,i phoned a gas safe engineer that came round he changed the flame sensing electrode the sparking electrode was sparking and fan operating but it still would not ignite .He then changed both primary and temperature sensor which again achieved nothing the red light on the front panel still came on he suggested i get a new boiler which is stupid when its only 7 or 8 years old.has anyone got any idea what this could be so when the next engineer comes round i wont get ripped off ,what are british gas like cheers

gas4you

Are you sure he was registered? It certainly sounds as if he hasn't a clue about boilers and is a complete wa**er

The boiler won't fire, so what does he do?, change the flame sensing electrode that only works once the boiler has lit.

All the other parts have nothing to do with this fault.

As it appears gas related you need to get another RGI in who knows what he is doing.

Energyman2020

Could be a number of things, such as the air-pressure switch, but it's difficult to diagnose without being on-site.
It is not uncommon nowadays to have a new boiler after 8 years with some makes.
If you are forced into having a new boiler, I would recommend a Vaillant, as their a good quality and reliable boiler, which even though their more expensive to start with, should save money later down the line.
Firstly, get a few quotes from some RGE's, and if they all say it's the same problem, it probably is! Hopefully you can get it repaired without having to get a new boiler though!

bambibashercol

Read the post again, How can it be a aps that's faulty?

Pincher

Gas valve?
Blocked jet?

There is no substitute to having a guy you can trust.
I make ground coffee for my guy, and give him chilled water melon on hot days.

bambibashercol

Yum water melon. yeah gas valve is where i would be looking.

gas4you

I, from the start, had my suspicions of the OP DIYing it and not having a RGI round.

I can't believe any RGI could be this ignorant!