Hi everyone,
I've just had an ignition problem with my worcester-bosch 19/24CBi boiler, which is about 6 years old. gravity fed ch and hot water boiler with a hot tank.
The boiler fires up but the flame cuts out after about 10 seconds. it does this 3 times and goes to lockout.
gas flow is good although the CH chap I had in to take a look reckoned the pump flow was poor...
my thoughts were, flame sensor fault or electronic ignition fault or board fault...
this could be tricky to find, has anyone any experience with this particular boiler? Are the in house worcester-bosch repairers worth seeking out?
Anyhow, the options are to repair the existing fault (after tracking it down)--which could be lengthy and expensive (or not).
Replace this boiler with another similar one probably vaillant
or go the whole hog and get a combi boiler with on demand hot water and get rid of the hot tank altogether. Much more work and expense.
Has anyone got any suggestions as to how good/reliable the latest vaillant combis are?
Are they really more economical?
Is there another brand I could be looking at?
Will the hot water supply be adequate flow? particularly for baths and washing up?
I'm a bit miffed that I've only had this boiler 6 years before major repairs were needed, my last one lasted 16 years...
dedics