Powermax 155 service

[gingalig]

Powermax 155, I have been asked to service one. I'm G3 as well as gas safe. Anything to look out or watch out for ? Customer tells me there is a loud popping noise on ignition, I'm assuming possibly incorrectly this will be the electrodes. I,ve only ever removed and replaced with a conversion so a bit unfamiliar.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Personally, I wouldn’t touch it without having done the Baxi powermax course. My opinion only.

 

[Millsy 82]

You will need gaskets for it. The baffles rot on them as well can't remember how to get them out I think it was an electricians cable rods with a hook on the end.

Luckily I have not seen one near me since I moved but used to work on them over 6 years ago. Horrible things always hated working on them.

 

[gingalig]

Personally, I wouldn’t touch it without having done the Baxi powermax course. My opinion only.

That bad then ? I dismantled the last one I took out following the MI,s and whilst not straightforward it wasn't impossible. Would you recomend telling the customer I'm not able to service it then.? I dont want to give myself a major head ache but if I turn it down it would be the first time I've had to unbook a job.

 

[Harvest Fields]

Entirely up to you mate. I went in the course so that I was more confident. But it isn’t a service that you can do in 55 minutes. So bill accordingly.

 

[gingalig]

Entirely up to you mate. I went in the course so that I was more confident. But it isn’t a service that you can do in 55 minutes. So bill accordingly.

I've had a good look at the M,Is and see what you mean, looks a bit of a pain in the backside, but needs must and all that, the customer inherited the boiler with the house purchase and sounds like they aren't very keen on it as a system. (Having recently replaced one I can see why.)
I'll take my chance follow the M,Is, phone technical if I need too and bill accordingly, I was just looking to see if there was anything in particular to watch out for really, I'll get a set of gaskets and fish out my rods.
Thanks for the info.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I would make sure that they have a Co alarm fitted in the room connected to the boiler.

 

[gingalig]

I would make sure that they have a Co alarm fitted in the room connected to boiler.

I would make sure that they have a Co alarm fitted in the room connected to the boiler.

I've had a good read and looks like they can be pretty dangerous, I've agreed to leave it and given them the number for Baxi repairs.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I've had a good read and looks like they can be pretty dangerous, I've agreed to leave it and given them the number for Baxi repairs.

Baxi will tell them to put an new HE store in its place.