Hi all,

I have just moved into a flat with an Ariston Eurocombi. The boiler
has no pilot light and I have tried to light it with no success. THere
is a small reddish button in the middle of the control panel with an
image of a flame with an 'X' through it. I guess this is the ignition,
but then I push it, it just feels springy. There's no click, no sound
and no sign of a flame. When I turn on the hot tap, I hear a click in
the boiler, but that's all.

I know the boiler was working fine a week ago when I came to the flat,
but the previous tenants must have turned everything off and no I just
need to know how to fire the thing up again.

Can anybody help with this please?


christo

Hi christo
In om you wrote:
I have just moved into a flat with an Ariston Eurocombi. The boiler
has no pilot light and I have tried to light it with no success. THere
is a small reddish button in the middle of the control panel with an
image of a flame with an 'X' through it. I guess this is the ignition,
but then I push it, it just feels springy. There's no click, no sound
and no sign of a flame. When I turn on the hot tap, I hear a click in
the boiler, but that's all.

I know the boiler was working fine a week ago when I came to the flat,
but the previous tenants must have turned everything off and no I just
need to know how to fire the thing up again.

Have they perhaps turned off the gas supply? Check the main inlet valve
(at/near the meter) and the valve supplying the boiler (probably very close
to the boiler).

HTH

--
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feel awkward and leave

In message , christo
writes
Hi all,

I have just moved into a flat with an Ariston Eurocombi. The boiler
has no pilot light and I have tried to light it with no success. THere
is a small reddish button in the middle of the control panel with an
image of a flame with an 'X' through it. I guess this is the ignition,
but then I push it, it just feels springy. There's no click, no sound
and no sign of a flame. When I turn on the hot tap, I hear a click in
the boiler, but that's all.

The Eurocombi has electronic ignition. The pilot is only ignited on
demand. I think I have a manual at work, ring me on 01923 229224.
--
geoff

"christo" wrote in message
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Hi all,

I have just moved into a flat with an Ariston Eurocombi. The boiler
has no pilot light and I have tried to light it with no success. THere
is a small reddish button in the middle of the control panel with an
image of a flame with an 'X' through it. I guess this is the ignition,

That's the flame failure reset button. If there's no gas it glows red.

but then I push it, it just feels springy. There's no click, no sound
and no sign of a flame. When I turn on the hot tap, I hear a click in
the boiler, but that's all.

Check the power's on and both bottons are in. It's possible the water
pressure in the system's too low, what's the pressure guage reading? Have a
listen to the flue outside, if you can't you hear the fan running that'll
confirm it. Top up via the filling loop. If it's above 1 bar on the scale,
and the flue fan's running, then the flow switch is not detecting the water
pump running, possibly the pump's seized through sitting for a while.

Keith


I know the boiler was working fine a week ago when I came to the flat,
but the previous tenants must have turned everything off and no I just
need to know how to fire the thing up again.

Can anybody help with this please?


christo