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Hi, I've got another problem with my Ariston 23 MFFI Combi boiler. I know you'll say that it's no surprise but I'm coming here in the hope that you'll help me. Waking up this morning with no heating or hot water was grim.
So anyway, I initially had a pressure problem which was diagnosed as a faulty PRV. This was replaced and the boiler now retains pressure. The problem is, the boiler won't start!
When it is switched on, the boiler fan initiates for approx 3 seconds and the boiler shuts straight down. This continues a second time before the red LED comes on and you have to manually reset it.
I had someone come look at it and he initially thought it was the pump. He thought this because it wasn't spinning his small screwdriver when he tested it. He took the pump off and wired a plug directly onto it.... The pump worked fine. He then put it all back together and tried the boiler again. The fan started and the pump tried but then nothing... It shut down after 3 seconds. He tried again and the pump wouldn't even try this time.
He then disconnected the pump from the mains whilst it was inside the boiler and hard wired it again. It worked again! He tried starting the boiler up but same problem.
It appears that the pump is ok but it doesn't seem to want to get started. Everything considered.... Any ideas?
So anyway, I initially had a pressure problem which was diagnosed as a faulty PRV. This was replaced and the boiler now retains pressure. The problem is, the boiler won't start!
When it is switched on, the boiler fan initiates for approx 3 seconds and the boiler shuts straight down. This continues a second time before the red LED comes on and you have to manually reset it.
I had someone come look at it and he initially thought it was the pump. He thought this because it wasn't spinning his small screwdriver when he tested it. He took the pump off and wired a plug directly onto it.... The pump worked fine. He then put it all back together and tried the boiler again. The fan started and the pump tried but then nothing... It shut down after 3 seconds. He tried again and the pump wouldn't even try this time.
He then disconnected the pump from the mains whilst it was inside the boiler and hard wired it again. It worked again! He tried starting the boiler up but same problem.
It appears that the pump is ok but it doesn't seem to want to get started. Everything considered.... Any ideas?
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Is this guy qualified to work on your boiler?, it sounds as if he is trying to fault find without even having a multimeter!0
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Is this 'someone' even GSR? Did you check?No free lunch, and no free laptop
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He's an installer so not necessarily a fault finder. He didn't have a multiple metre.0
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Are you serious? A registered installer wouldn't possess a multimeter? How do you think installers cope if they fit a boiler and it has a fault? Fault finding is a logical process and part of the job of the RGI.
Yo need to get someone in who has a clue. This guy clearly does not.No free lunch, and no free laptop0 -
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