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Help - boiler won't switch on.

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  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    Did the electrician unplug the boiler from the socket before testing?

    He might have launched 500v down the supply, when testing insulation, to the boiler.

    Reset is the mains switch on the facia of the boiler.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Stooby2 wrote: »
    it's not on mine,
    Strange as it may seem not all boilers are the same. Do you have the same make/model as the OP?

    Cheers

    Edit: Oh! SC beat me to it.
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    Canucklehead wrote: »
    Reset is the mains switch on the facia of the boiler.

    not the o/h reset isn't ;)
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    I didn't say the o/h reset ;)

    With no display you won't know what the fault code is.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    popcorn640x480-1.jpg

    :cool:
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    I hope that's salted
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • Canucklehead
    Canucklehead Posts: 6,254 Forumite
    I'll let you two get on then .

    Bye.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Canucklehead wrote: »
    I'll let you two get on then
    Oh I'm just sitting back and watching.
    Bye.
    Spoilsport. :p

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • southcoastrgi
    southcoastrgi Posts: 6,298 Forumite
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    Oh boo CH & I got you & KS a :beer: to go with the popcorn
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • Stooby2
    Stooby2 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
    edited 24 March 2013 at 10:05AM
    SouthCoast I think it's a Potterton - years old, pilot light type. I'm at work all day, but I need to redo the timer tonight after a power cut a day ago (and a cold shower last night) so I'll get the model then.

    However - on a mate's boiler his switch was plainly visible under the control flap, and just googling it this morning I've found several manufacturers instruction manuals showing it to be available to the user - for example http://www.idealheating.com/downloads/manuals/200547_users.pdf

    However, it seems to be that the more modern condensing boilers - like the OP's do have their switch where only GRI's should be looking.

    But going back to the OP - having looked at the manual for your Glow Worm its says this (under User Instructions)

    http://www.glow-worm.co.uk/stepone/data/downloads_sd/51/00/00/cxi-range.pdf

    "Turn the Mains Reset Switch to 0, wait for 5 seconds, turn Mains Reset Switch to 1, the boiler is reset.
    If the fault persists contact your installer/service provider using the telephone number on the inside font cover of
    this booklet"

    Have you tried that?
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