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FAULT FINDING
POSSIBLE CAUSES
Loose screws at joints or fittings - defective "O" ring -
damaged valve casting at joint - defective burner feed
pipe.
SYMPTOM
Gas leak at joint on valve body on soap
solution test.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
External controls or boiler thermostat not calling for heat -
blown fuse - defective power supply or external controls -
solenoid open circuit (test for continuity at solenoid
terminals) - injector blocked - inadequate gas supply - faulty
gas valve.
Dirty or loose thermocouple connections - defective
thermocouple - defective flame safety magnet - incorrect or
faulty wiring - overheat cut-off device defective - adverse
wind conditions - incorrectly fitted terminal - partially
blocked pilot injector.
Short circuit in external controls or wiring - defective
solenoid - faulty main thermostat.
(Check continuity between
S/L on terminal strip and 1 (L) on plug on gas valve.)
Throttle screw requires adjustment - (after adjustment
recheck pressure).
SYMPTOM
Pilot on but burner will not ignite.
Pilot established and main burner will ignite
but system liable to nuisance shut - down.
Main burner will not shut down in response
to external controls.
Main burner pressure
incorrect.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
System temperature higher than design temperature -
main thermostat faulty - overheat thermostat faulty -
central heating pump not functioning correctly - pump
overrun timer faulty - no by-pass - by-pass closed -
installation fault - no permanent live - pump not wired to
boiler - incorrect use i.e. turning off at isolation switch.
Thermocouple damaged - connections between
thermocouple, overheat thermostat and gas valve faulty or
poor - overheat thermostat faulty.
SYMPTOM
Overheat cut-off device operates repeatedly.
Overheat thermostat reset but boiler cannot
be reignited.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
Main gas tap off - ignition restart interlock is still engaged -
gas control knob not fully depressed - pilot feed not
purged of air - pilot feed blocked - pilot injector blocked -
electrode lead or ignitor faulty - overheat cut-off device
has operated - if on gravity, overheat thermostat wires
may not be piggybacked.
Incorrect or faulty pilot injector fitted - pilot injector partially
blocked.
Gas control knob released too soon - dirty or loose
connections - defective thermocouple or flame safety
magnet - overheat cut-off device activated - partially
blocked pilot injector.
Incorrect pilot injector - gas supply too small or restricted -
adverse wind conditions - incorrectly fitted terminal -
partially blocked pilot injector.
SYMPTOM
Pilot will not light.
Pilot established when gas control knob
released but pilot flame does not fully
envelop the thermocouple.
Pilot lights but goes out when gas control
knob is released.
Main burner will ignite but pilot flame is
immediately extinguished.
Pilot
Burner
Overheat Ther
mostat
Gas Leak