Just to update the thread, I tested the fan on separate mains and it ran
fine. Turned out the air pressure switch was stuck, which the Potterton
troubleshooting flow chart pointed me to. Cleaning it out resulted in a
working heater.

Thanks.

"Phillip Brown" wrote in message
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I appreciate it is the bank holiday, but as my house is rather cold, I hope
you can respond before then I recently fitted a reconditioned Potterton
Netaheat Fan Unit after the old one gave up the ghost, and it has be
running well until I turned the thermostat down for one night whilst I was
away.

When I returned on Sunday, the thermostat had turned itself on as the
house was below 21-degrees, but the boiler wouldn't turn on. Nothing I
could do would make the boiler start up again. I have tried:

Replacing the thermostat
Testing the manual control of the motorised valve
Turning off/on all the switches on the timer
Checking the fuses to the main system and on the boiler's PCB

When the thermostat turns on, the valve opens and the pump starts, however
the boiler just does not ignite. It also does not make the 'humming
noise' that you get for 10 seconds before ignition, which I assume is the
fan?

Is it possible the fan could be faulty, or is there some other possibility
between the timer (which works as it too turns the pump and valve on and
off) and the boiler?

Many thanks in advance of your prompt reply.