Hello. As stated above my saunier duval themaclassic f30e isn’t firing up and is giving an F1 fault code.
I’ve taken the front off and opened up the housing where the elements and the spark are and given it all a clean to get rid of any corrosion. It has no problem sparking and there are no blockages on the gas pipes. The fan is running fine at the top and the system is pressured up to 1.1bar so should be all fine there. To me it seems like there just isn’t any gas coming through. I’ve checked the gas hob we have and that is fine. So no problem with the supply to the house. This problem has persisted for the last 3 days and each day I have managed to get it to kick in by pure luck and a couple of sharp taps to the gas valve but today that isn’t seeming to work.
I feel that the problem must be within the gas valve. Is there any other parts that I haven’t checked that could be a part of the problem??
a replacement pump online ranges from £30 for a used one to £110 for a new one.
Times are tough right now. Me and my mrs are both full time musicians but I have been an electrician for the 6 years previous to us going full time on the circuit but with Covid funds are tight. I’ve looked into getting government help for a new boiler but that’s a no go right now. I know generally the advice is get a qualified professional to sort everything out but i don’t want to expose myself to a hefty bill if I can pinpoint the problem and source the parts myself at much less of a cost and then just ring up a professional to come fit it?
any help would be very much appreciated.
boiler was made in 2004
I’ve taken the front off and opened up the housing where the elements and the spark are and given it all a clean to get rid of any corrosion. It has no problem sparking and there are no blockages on the gas pipes. The fan is running fine at the top and the system is pressured up to 1.1bar so should be all fine there. To me it seems like there just isn’t any gas coming through. I’ve checked the gas hob we have and that is fine. So no problem with the supply to the house. This problem has persisted for the last 3 days and each day I have managed to get it to kick in by pure luck and a couple of sharp taps to the gas valve but today that isn’t seeming to work.
I feel that the problem must be within the gas valve. Is there any other parts that I haven’t checked that could be a part of the problem??
a replacement pump online ranges from £30 for a used one to £110 for a new one.
Times are tough right now. Me and my mrs are both full time musicians but I have been an electrician for the 6 years previous to us going full time on the circuit but with Covid funds are tight. I’ve looked into getting government help for a new boiler but that’s a no go right now. I know generally the advice is get a qualified professional to sort everything out but i don’t want to expose myself to a hefty bill if I can pinpoint the problem and source the parts myself at much less of a cost and then just ring up a professional to come fit it?
any help would be very much appreciated.
boiler was made in 2004
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