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Potterton Suprima 30 lockout
I have a Potterton Suprima 30 and guess what it locks out! The house
is 5 years old so guess the boiler is, surley the last owner did not choose the model!! Playing around and logging the times it resets, it seems to happen more often when the hot water is hot in the storage tank. Also the water does seem to get very hot!? The other day it would simply not come back on until I emptied the hot water out of the tank! Talking to my dad (ex plumber) and brother (ex Potterton Suprima owner) We feel it could be the following in this order…. 1. Faulty overheat sensor 2. Faulty thermostat allowing the water to get too hot and triggering the above. (This is taken from another post so unsure if they mean the one on the tank?) 3. Faulty PCB - taken on basis most people seem to have this. If you could be kind enought to log your view and which part you would change first. I see Cet Ltd can change the board for a good price but guessing I could get a sensor cheaper and maybe worth trying first? (Where would you advised getting these from?) Many thanks for taking the time to read and reply with any comments, I will post any more findings I have, and hopfully a resalution of the problem befroe too long, its dam cold in the mornings!! |
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In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Mike W wrote: I have a Potterton Suprima 30 and guess what it locks out! The house is 5 years old so guess the boiler is, surley the last owner did not choose the model!! Playing around and logging the times it resets, it seems to happen more often when the hot water is hot in the storage tank. Also the water does seem to get very hot!? The other day it would simply not come back on until I emptied the hot water out of the tank! Talking to my dad (ex plumber) and brother (ex Potterton Suprima owner) We feel it could be the following in this order.. 1. Faulty overheat sensor 2. Faulty thermostat allowing the water to get too hot and triggering the above. (This is taken from another post so unsure if they mean the one on the tank?) 3. Faulty PCB - taken on basis most people seem to have this. If you could be kind enought to log your view and which part you would change first. I see Cet Ltd can change the board for a good price but guessing I could get a sensor cheaper and maybe worth trying first? (Where would you advised getting these from?) Many thanks for taking the time to read and reply with any comments, I will post any more findings I have, and hopfully a resalution of the problem befroe too long, its dam cold in the mornings!! Can you tell us a bit more about the rest of the system - whether fully pumped, what zone valves, room stats, cylinder stats, TRVs etc. you've got, whether there is a by-pass circuit, and how the pump is controlled. It's distinctly possible that the boiler is *actually* overheating due to external factors, and is not faulty in itself. -- Cheers, Set Square ______ Please reply to newsgroup. Reply address is invalid. |
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In message , Mike W
writes I have a Potterton Suprima 30 and guess what it locks out! The house is 5 years old so guess the boiler is, surley the last owner did not choose the model!! 3. Faulty PCB - taken on basis most people seem to have this. If you could be kind enought to log your view and which part you would change first. I see Cet Ltd can change the board for a good price but guessing I could get a sensor cheaper and maybe worth trying first? (Where would you advised getting these from?) Many thanks for taking the time to read and reply with any comments, I will post any more findings I have, and hopfully a resalution of the problem befroe too long, its dam cold in the mornings!! What's the price of a sensor? £15 ? one of my pcbs £45 probability that it's the pcb ... about 80% Have you tested the sensor? I can't remember the resistance offhand at room temp (I seldom test them myself anymore) but it should be IIRC several 100k. If it isn't then the overwhelming probability is that it's the pcb -- geoff |
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