Condensate trap Baxi 105HE

[Foursail]

Hi Baxi 105HE stopped working today got fault indicator on front panel flame failure/blocked condensate pipe. I disconnected the white wire on top of the condensate trap and boiler works fine. Trap looks full of muck. Question is can I take this trap off and clean it out myself and would this fix the problem? Thanks

 

[Scott_1979]

Yes you can take the trap out and clean it. Will it fix the issue, only one way to find out.

 

[Foursail]

Hah yeah worth a go. Do I have to refill the trap when I refit? Just put some water in or fill it

 

[firemant]

Was there water present on the top of the trap?

 

[Foursail]

No the top is completely dry. One side of the trap is thick with crud the other which leads to the pipe that drains outside is clear.

 

[dan_the_plumber]

Sorry but the condensate trap is actually part of the flue system. Therefore GSR engineers only

 

[Harvest Fields]

I wouldn’t want to disconnect this unless you knew it was put back properly.

 

[oz-plumber]

The crud doesn't form in the trap it forms elsewhere.

You have to find the source of the crud - could get involved particularly if you don't know where to look or what to look for.

 

[dan_the_plumber]

Also. Blocked condensate fault codes tend to be fairly ambiguous. These codes can point to quite a few different faults, almost all of which would require an experienced GSR boiler engineer.

 

[Foursail]

Thanks for the reply people I'll have to run it with the wire off until I can afford a gas man to look at it cheers

 

[Harvest Fields]

I wouldn’t do that. The wire is designed to be connected otherwise it wouldn’t be on the trap.