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Default Neta heat / Potterton 10/16 boiler cycling?


"T i m" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Some good friends asked me if I knew any good heating engineers and
pre passing any names on thought I'd have a quick look at it myself (I
had helped them change the blower in it a few months ago).

It goes like this ..

Power on, fan spins (good blast of air outside) .. 30 sec later gas
control solenoid pulls in (presumably 'pilot stage?) and electronic
igniter tries to fire up the pilot. After a few tries (it's always
been like that apparently) the pilot lights but immediately (.75 sec)
goes out with a loud sort double clunk from the main gas valve and the
cycle repeats.

I've checked all the obvious (air pressure / flow? valve switching
over, wire all intact, pipe all in place etc) and am about to get /
fit a new HT lead as I thought I heard it arching out somewhere and
also though it was part of the flame failure detection cct (and
hopefully it's cheap) but I don't feel confident it is that?

Failing that (ouch) then could it be the electronic igniter / pilot
control box doodad (407676 / £100, I've checked the back of that for
dry joints and it looks ok) or what else please?

All the best ..

T i m


http://www.cetltd.com/default.asp do an exchange control board for £30 + VAT
+ delivery. No connection with company but my Neta Heat failed yesterday
:-( so I was looking for spares today. It's now working for no apparent
reason but will undoubtably stop again when it gets colder. I have a manual
with a fault finding chart that I could copy if you want. Please reply
through group as my email doesn't work anymore.

Peter