Talk:Boiler repair

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We could do with a collection of boiler-specific faults somewhere. This should probably be in an article of its own, but for the moment I'll use this as a notepad for snippets as they come in --John Stumbles 13:02, 23 February 2007 (GMT)

Keston C25 ignition failures
one common reason for this is the electrodes moving apart. Do not try and bend them back when cold. Someone here said that you can straighten an electrode when hot (hold in gas hob flame) but I've not tried this myself.
The biggest downside to Kestons seems to be parts availability
Ideal Response 120 losing water pressure
  1. "Is the heat exchanger leaking yet?"
  2. "How badly is it leaking now?"
Potterton Suprima locking out
PCB fault: replacement from CET Ltd
Baxi Barcelona
leaks
Ravenheat RS84F
short cycling: cause unknown