Help for Halstead Best 60 boiler

[abc11156]

Web mater, please delete all my posts and photo. Thanks.

 

[andyg0507]

are you a gsr?

 

[Dotty]

If I had hair it'd be standing on end. As Andy asked, are you gsr? If not please please please stop touching it, turn off the power and the gas to the boiler before you harm yourselves.

And then go to www.User PlumbersForums.net Instead - Copy the content, don't link to it.co.uk and find a local engineer.

Alternately put a post up in the I need A Plumber l Gasman forum on this site.

Not often a photo scares me!

 

[abc11156]

Thanks for all replies. I am an electrician. I fully understand the importance of safety. I never touch the gas parts. Due to some reasons, I opened the cover.

I think I can easily change a PC board if faulty. That's why I post this.

 

[Dotty]

Sorry mate. If you understood safety you wouldn't be in this predicament. The fan removes the products of combustion and is a major one of the safety related components. Isolate it and call a gsr. Please!

 

[Rickster123]

It's nice to see that gas safety week is having such a huge effect! That's my money well spent then!

 

[Koogatubac]

What is it with people touching and think they can do GSR jobs? Do they honestly think we spent all the time learning and working on appliances just for the hell of it ... Crazy!

 

[diamondgas]

My son accidently turned the boiler on while we removed the out cover. The two wires to the fan motor are damaged and got short circuit by fire. The in-line fuse gone. After I separated the two wires and replaced the fuse, the boiler does not work. According to the Menu, there should be either 1V or 10V(DC) at terminal 1. However, no voltage reading. At terminal 10, reading is 230v (AC)

Thanks for your help.

Honestly abc1156 post a request here [DLMURL="http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk/im-looking-plumber-gas-engineer/"]I'm looking for a Plumber or Gas Engineer[/DLMURL] or contact someone gas safe registered! Give your son a clip around the ear too for potentially killing himself sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh!!!

 

[Koogatubac]

Thanks for all replies. I am an electrician. I fully understand the importance of safety. I never touch the gas parts. Due to some reasons, I opened the cover.

I think I can easily change a PC board if faulty. That's why I post this.

Why did you remove the cover?

Did you realise this is a important part of the appliance too?

 

[andyg0507]

Thanks for all replies. I am an electrician. I fully understand the importance of safety. I never touch the gas parts. Due to some reasons, I opened the cover.

I think I can easily change a PC board if faulty. That's why I post this.

as already said, please please get a competant gsr in, the boiler needs fixing and once this is done it needs testing to confirm its safe to use, your lucky it didnt go through wall.

 

[abc11156]

I am trying to explain this.....

 

[abc11156]

OK. We are in an issue with someone in another country (The boiler is not in UK). I opened the cover under instruction from a UK plumber to take some photos.

Anyway, my son has already got a lesson.

I am trying to get help from all of you because I called some local plumbers and they want to charge us 400 for a PC board. You know the cost for a board is around 100 in the UK. This is the reason why I am trying to sort out the problem if it is a board problem. I am still calling more plumbers to see if I can get a reasonable price.

Thanks again to everybody.

 

[Doodlebug]

OK. We are in an issue with someone in another country (The boiler is not in UK). I opened the cover under instruction from a UK plumber to take some photos.

Anyway, my son has already got a lesson.

I am trying to get help from all of you because I called some local plumbers and they want to charge us 400 for a PC board. You know the cost for a board is around 100 in the UK. This is the reason why I am trying to sort out the problem if it is a board problem. I am still calling more plumbers to see if I can get a reasonable price.

Thanks again to everybody.

You can't just put a board on and that's it, you have to test for safety after working on the appliance, you have got no option but to pay a qualified gsr engineer now mate.
Do you even know how to test the case is making a good seal? Do you know how to gas rate or take gas pressures, have you got the equipment to carry out these checks? Switch it off and leave it switched off mate.

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[mountainman]

I thought that Croppie was exaggerating when this thread was mentioned in another forum.
My mistake.

 

[Backboiler]

But you have not only removed the cover, you have also removed the combustion chamber. It is down right dangerous what you have done. People like you don't realise that Methane is an extremely volatile gas; if not kept under control you will feel the full force. As you may already know, in this country it is unlawful to do what you have done, so why ask for advice in this country?

 

[jtsplumbing]

Looks very clean inside ! Has this boiler been used ?

 

[Doodlebug]

Looks very clean inside ! Has this boiler been used ?

That's because it's had a British Gas service, lol


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[peteheat]

If you are in Ireland and not RGI then you have opened the door to a penalty of up to €15,000 and / or 6 months in jail.

The price of the part in the UK is not an excuse for breaking the law, there are over 2,500 registered gas installers on the RGII register get another quote there is plenty of competition.

That said you must tell the contractor exactly what you did so he / she can make sure the boiler is fully safe, RGI's are not mind readers and do not expect customers to have dismantled the boiler prior to calling them.

I request this thread is left as it is (locked) so if I hear of an incident involving a similar boiler in Ireland it may be used in evidence.