Vaillant ecotec plus 615 flame detection error f.27

[happyflyer]

manufacturers own engineers just change parts alot of the time, they can do do without extra cost tho as they have the parts on the van. Same with BG engineers to some degree. best find a good local engineer, no need to give money to greedy corps, especially thoses who's engineers are there to sell you a powerflush for a stupid price.

That's what I said go find a good local engineer, that might be more difficult than you think and who's the judge on how good is good, surely not the customer, BG like you say have all the parts, in the depths of winter you don't want someone learning his trade at your expense whist you freeze waiting for antother part you guessed wrong, I agree if BG are trying to sell on the back they have a toe in the door then it is wrong. What can we do about it, we had a difference of opinion about TBOE rad connection giving 2% more output, hells what different is crap going to make in the bottom of a rad, 2, 5, 10% what a selling point.

If BG said to my old aunt who is dead now, if you flush your rads out you will save 10% on energy, she would say do all 10 then, cost me nowt then..

 

[Tim123]

Most modern gas boiler have built in annunciations, faults can be displayed as the boiler thinks fit, however they are not always right since it could be multiple faults, there are lots of engineers out there that only know how to swap parts until they get it right, something are obvious the smell of a burnt out winding on a fan motor, a pump gone easy to test, this is my advice, get a contract with BG you will be covered and they have engineers that have been trained on various boilers. If you want a one shot fix it the manufacture is best, don't get me wrong there are guys out there who specialist in boiler work, but find a good one and he will be worked off his feet, they don't come by all that often.

Please please take notice of these chaps I know you have not changed the gas valve but by law you take those 4 screws of the boiler case and you are in the poo only the depth will change.

Take a look at all the explosions that have occurred recently, some involved DIY heating specialists, no one trying to rip anyone off and I will tell you why, you can buy a new boiler for £700.00 so anymore than £350 for a one off repair and a new boiler is looking pretty good.

Be sensible and make sure you don't get Jack the Lad ring the manufacturer, I am surprised they even talked to you on the phone.

Tony

thanks for your help. From another thread I was thinking that it might not be the pcb. A similar problem with another vaillant turned out to be a failed pump.

Just wondering if anyone knows of such a good engineer in the north London area?

if not ill ring BG

 

[happyflyer]

Your guessing again and that's not good a pump would not cause a probe fault display, chalk and cheese, North London private man with a van, with the full knowledge of your boiler, come in 10 mins sorted, me thinks not , ring BG even they can get it wrong but you will be on a fixed cost.

 

[Atouchofgas]

Why not just get vailliant out on a fixed cost price, then you know it's fixed and cover with a 12 month warranty

 

[Tim123]

Just rang vaillant. £285 one off fee for all parts and labour excluding heat exchanger. Or £288 for 1 year of boiler breakdown cover.

BG contracts only cover boilers in good working order. Will also get a quote from them for fixed fee repair...

 

[Atouchofgas]

That's good, because if its one of the more expensive parts your are quids in. Does that 288 include a service?

 

[happyflyer]

I am glad you will now get it sorted and don't forget to come back here and tell us what it really was, they usually are common faults on all these boilers. Unless a tree is growing into the flue outside.

 

[Dotty]

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