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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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My boilers just gone off

Fuse in the wall is ok, any ideas??
Its a Glow-worm Flexicom 15hx if it helps and was fitted by 2 charming blokes in stetsons about 12 1/2 months ago
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:43 PM
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pressure ok ?

any fault codes flashing ?
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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also check the condensation pipe if its outside, make sure it's not frozen
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:46 PM
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Pressue - no idea where to look?
The screen is blank, stays blank when the mode button is kept pressed in too
I'm guessing somethings popped inside, internal fuse or summat?
It was flashing F then 25 intermittently yesterday and i had to hit the reset button to get my hot water on
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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when it blows a fuse its usually either your Fan or Pump thats fooked but can never tell with out actually looking at it
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Yes most probably condensate pipe frozen outside ??
Tip a kettle of boiling water over !!
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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arse. any ideas where the internal fuses are? I'll have a looksie now. We're all huddled around the plasma trying to keep warm
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 08:55 PM
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lol not sure on the glow worm mate, look in the instruction manual and check the fuse
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 09:01 PM
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Fucking thing just fired when i tipped a kettle full of water over the pipe outside (that doesnt seem to fit properly? 15mm copper just sitting inside some 22mm plastic? Is it meant to be like that?)
Came back in. made a brew with what was left out of the kettle, hit the button and it worked!
Cheers guys!!
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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Just had the exact same problem with ours lucky my mates a plumber and he sorted it out
he told me to wrap it in armaflex or something
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 09:12 PM
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Condense pipe is meant to be 22mm from the outlet on the boiler, if it goes outside most manfactures recommend 35mm waste pipe, The one I installed on Friday was done in 42mm,

It will freeze again if this weather continues so keep an eye on it, and when the weather improoves change it to a bigger size pipe and/or insulate the external discharge pipe so it doesn't happen again.

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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:18 PM
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Should all be in plastic !! no copper !! make sure its insulated outside !!! or if it can be routed another way internally !???
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Old Nov 28, 2010 | 10:26 PM
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As turboboy said, Condensate pipe when outside must be minimum 1 1/4". The fuse in them is on the printed circuit board.
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DAN RS
Should all be in plastic !! no copper !! make sure its insulated outside !!! or if it can be routed another way internally !???
yep deffo should not be in copper should be all in plastic as the copper will corrode as the condensation eats it as it is acidic
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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if combi boiler will have 15mm copper for the blow off pressure
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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by turbocabs
if combi boiler will have 15mm copper for the blow off pressure
we are on about the condensate pipe mate not the blow off
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