General question. Boiler not firing up

[armyash]

Hi guys,

Just had a phone call off a mate, a friend of his has moved in next door and said the boiler won't fire up. It won't light at all. It's a combi and turning the hot tap on does nothing either.

I have said it's hard to say without seeing it but i'd get someone to go and have a look tomorrow afternoon.

The only thing I can think is the gas to the boiler is isolated. The meter is turned on and the cooker lights.

That is the only info I have so apologies for that .

Just off the top of your head what would be the first thing you would check?

Cheers.

 

[Blake]

Power is on at the spur
Boiler is not set to zero instead of heating/ho****er
It's not an Ideal Isar

 

[GasmanxxxR1]

check fused spur first. could be one of those doh! moments

 

[Alpha man]

Power on?, system pressure?, Pump stuck?

 

[Derek Hardman]

Have they been nailing floorboards down where cables may lie?

 

[armyash]

Thanks for the replies, sounds like one of the 'doh!' moments to me (what do I know? lol ).

If they haven't got it sorted by tomorrow afternoon they will let me know.

 

[plumber0808]

It is probably isolated at the gas valve. You find them like that on repossessions

 

[armyash]

It is probably isolated at the gas valve. You find them like that on repossessions

That's what I said i thought it was initially, shouldn't take them too long to figure it out if that is the case.

 

[tamz]

If he has just moved in check the simple things first. Power, system pressure then start looking at the other things.

 

[lame plumber]

As tamzaid put some pressure into it would be a starter for 10

 

[IND_Nick]

I've been to a few where they have removed the fuse on spur, or flicked trip switch on consumer. Obvious I know but always worth checking.

 

[armyash]

Oh well my mate text me and said that his friends landlord got a GSR out and they had to order a part. must have been a PCB