Fix Fault Sharp

The boiler sometimes refuses to light, a sharp bang on the left hand side seems to get things going. It will then function OK for days or weeks and sometimes needs constant banging for a whole day or ... more

Hello - Boiler fires up ok when hot water tap running. But the timer doesnt work any longer. Eg the CH works fine when the boiler is on, but in order to get the boiler on I have to give the clock a sh ... more

My boiler won,t fire up after closing down during the program. Pushing the red ignition button has no effect, but a sharp, not powerfull thump will make it fire. As I don,t really want to get up in th ... more

I've got an Ideal FF250 conventional boiler which, only a few months after it's last service, has started playing up. It often 'forgets' to fire up and can only be coaxed into action with a sharp ban ... more

Hello everyone My oil boiler (1995) has a Riello G5 burner, it would not start this morning and was on lock-out when I got up etc. The motor does not start but there is a kind of buzzing (migh ... more

My 21 year old Potterton Netaheat 10/16 will only ignite at the begining of each time setting when it has a few sharp hard bangs on the outside of its casing, it will then continue firing up during it ... more

I have a Potterton Netaheat 10-16 Mk 1 boiler. It has recently started having problems firing up. These are intermittent. The boiler thermostat is on and usually I then hear the fan starting up and ... more

I have an on going problem with sticking danfos rad valves (thermostatic type) causing radiators to stay cold. I can usually get them working with a sharp tap with a hammer but this is not a satisfac ... more