Crappy Glow Worms

[Leo21]

Had to do a drain down for a rad repair yesterday. Turned the boiler off on the front of the boiler, did the work. It wouldn't power up again!
I tested it through, and it was the bloody switch on the boiler! I had a really hard time explaining that one to the custard.

 

[Rickster123]

You're so heavy handed!

 

[Riley]

Cxi?

 

[Leo21]

Not sure, nine year old combi condenser.

 

[woodsy]

Had the same with a Glowworm and when I rang their technical , their response was that I shouldn't of shut it off at the fused spur as the pcb fails on a regular basis when you switch it back on !!!

 

[Leo21]

This was on the selector on the boiler itself!

 

[mfgs]

Hate it when things like that happen, last one for me was a boilermate. Turned it off at the spur to work on the system, turned it back on and the pcb had blown. They cost about £250 as well, my customer seemed understanding but I'm not entirely sure they believed me haha.

 

[bert large]

Same as the Worseter Greenstar fans. Volatile shutdown I think they describe it as.

 

[Last Plumber]

Always the guy on the front line who gets the bullet eh?

 

[cdodds2004]

never turn a CXi off....... lol

 

[Last Plumber]

just a typical example of the crap we have to work with on a daily basis.

 

[bright spark]

Remeha quinta pros suffer the same problem. If ye turn them off on the switch beside d digital display there's a chance it'll never come on again. New switch plus display required.

 

[hammers4spanner]

The problem is you need to turn these things off to work on them safely , when you say to cust it may not work when i turn it on they look at you like you are blagging them.

 

[kb76]

I no longer check for the 3amp fuses on the XI range due to this. It's so embarrassing when it happens yet Glow Worm never sorted the problem out. Had a few Greenstar fans pop too but not as frequent as the XI's. Remeha Quinta's I daren't even touch the display's pads unless customer has insurance

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

I always advice with glowheaps and woosters its a known fault,if they aint happy with the advice i move onto my next job,its all about liability these days,cover yourself