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    Glowworm HXI F1 fault

    Hi had a GW HXI 18 no power, checked main switch, board fuse ok , changed PCb powers up working fine but customer says now has intermittent F1 fault mainly first thing in morning, i have checked correct voltage to Gas valve checked electrodes, leads, igniter ??? as valve a little buzzie and...
  2. S

    Glowworm Flexicom 30cx F9 fault.

    Hi guys I am new to this forum, I have a Glowworm Flexicom 30cx which keeps throwing up a F9 code, if I press the reset button it will fire back up and run quite happily all day,however it does keep locking out and going back to the F9 code, usually after it has not been in use for a while ie...
  3. K

    Glowworm 24 cxi

    Anyone familiar with these heaps? Got one in a renter, lettings agency job. Mysteriously fires up on heating without demand. Mind of its own. When its on you cant turn it off either. Removed wiring from the programmer to rule that out and its still doing it so the issue is with the boiler...
  4. J

    Glowworm spacesave kfb70 _ help

    Hi' all new member. Went to a glowworm space saver kfb 70 which won't fire' forth led light won't come on. Home owner had a engineer out who replaced the PCB, GAS VALVE AND ELECTRODE +LEAD+ NEW APS , but still didn't fire up. When top. Front cover is removed it. Will fire up, run and when...
  5. M

    Glowworm micron 60ff ignition lockout help

    Hi guys, quick bit of help needed please. Micron 60ff, it will spark, light for 15 seconds or so then cut out before sparking and sparking again etc, it repeats this 3 times before locking out. It does fire up as can see it burning Fan is running. Any ideas on the cause, only fitted new pcb...
  6. M

    Glowworm micron 60ff ignition lockout help.

    Hi guys, quick bit of help needed please. Micron 60ff, it will spark, light for 15 seconds or so then cut out before sparking and sparking again etc, it repeats this 3 times before locking out. It does fire up as can see it burning Fan is running. Any ideas on the cause, only fitted new pcb...
  7. L

    Glowworm 30cxi f12 fault code?

    Hi. I'm currently working on repairing this boiler. What are the most common faults with f12 error code? When turning the boiler on it reads 0.0bar and I can hear the fan constantly running but nothing else the goes to f12. After a while it will then come off f12 and fire up. This...
  8. W

    Glowworm Energysaver - always on / reporting demand

    Hi! I can't find another post on the same subject but apologies if I have missed one. i moved house last November and soon after had a free BG boiler service which reported no problems. recently we had a surprisingly large gas bill and it got me thinking: * the boiler is in the attic above the...
  9. gassafe

    Glowworm 30 cxi replacement

    Got to quote a replacement for glowworm 30cxi with pipes going up the back of the boiler. Is there a replacement glowworm that is a straight swop sort of thing, I was thinking a Worcester compact otherwise with vertical piping kit but it's in a kitchen cupboard & want the easiest option lol thanks
  10. P

    Glowworm 30 loses pressure slowly

    Hi Disclaimer: i am not a plumber. My flat has a glowworm 30 boiler which is about 8 years old approx. It is serviced annually by BG and holds a gas safety cert currently. The boiler provides on demand hot water and also handles underfloor heating for a 2 bed flat. The boiler seems to be...
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    Glowworm 38cxi

    Evening chaps Mates text me this evening his cxi is cycling and flashing 8.8 whilst it does cycles , he said he had the power of earlier are the glowworm pcbs as fragile as the vallients to having the power turned off ?
  12. jaydebruyne

    Glowworm 24 ci

    So I went to a property yesterday, woman complaining the dhw smelt like oil :/ smelt it, tasted it and it seemed fine to me. Anyhoo, she said a previous contractor had fixed the boiler which was losing pressure. I couldn't see exactly what he'd done but... There was a hose pipe attached to the...
  13. S

    flexicom 30cx glowworm dripping from heat exchanger

    Hi - my boiler starts to drip out of the bottom right corner (when facing it) when the heating and hot water are on. It drips a little when just one is on, but with both going, it drips quite quickly. I opened it up and saw there is water dripping from the heat exchanger - bottom right...
  14. S

    Glowworm cx30 flexicom prv or expansion vessel fault

    Hi, my boiler was consistently dripping from the expansion vessel with the pressure at about 2 bars or higher with fault f1. I was told to bleed a radiator and pump air into the expansion vessel , so I did up to about 4 psi. Suddenly something gave and water gushed out of the safety pipe outside...
  15. Ted808

    BG 330- ?glowworm HE?

    Hi customer has had F1 fault on this boiler. Checked flue . condense and gap on electrodes~ had to replace them as gasket ripped so can't only buy gasket ~new electrodes. Boiler OK for a month now coming up with F1 fault code again. Any pointers appreciated. Thanks
  16. Riley

    Glowworm Hideaway 50B

    Hi All working on one of these boilers at the mo hot water is heating up to scalding point changed cylinder stat (which was dead) no difference am now leaning toward issue with boiler but cannot work out what. Phial was well out of position so have moved that back in. Can't really...
  17. B

    Glowworm

    Beginning to hate these another ultracom cxi leaking water pn RH side. Hard to tell if it is from diverter or joint on diverter to hydroblock or if it's the hydroblock.
  18. E

    Pressure drops rapidly when off, rising high when on Glowworm combi

    Hello everyone, Hopefully you could share your knowledge on this problem or any advice would be appreciated: The pressure started to drop gradually over the past 2 weeks, but now drops from 1.5bar to 0.3 in 5-8hrs. So I fill up (fillng loop) to 1.5bar to switch on the central heating and the...
  19. K

    Glowworm Ultimate 50FF noise

    Hello All. You've helped me before a few years ago so I'm hoping you can now. Boiler is about 10 yrs old. Serviced and maintained by BG throughout. Just before Christmas when we were watching a film on TV I notice a tapping sound, as if you were flicking your thumb against the boiler cover. It...
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    Glowworm 15hxi

    Was servicing one of these today, turned the power back on to the boiler after cleaning it out and the fan was just pulsing. Tested the board and had all sorts of funny readings so called Glowworm who confirmed it was the board that had blown. Apparently if the boards are close to going pop...
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