Help Please! glow worm 24cxi boiler f1 fault

jamesiv · Nov 2, 2011

Hi my fiancee and I have just bought our first house together and in it was a glow worm 24cxi boiler with all the pipes cut to the hilt by the previous owners. (lovely people) anyway my Dad did his magic and managed to get the boiler working until last week. We keep getting the F1 (igniting fault) it all sounds good the fan goes and the gas is injected but fails to light. I have replaced the electronic igniter, electrode ignition lead and had the pcb checked and sounded. my dad is currently running it between 0.9 bar to 1.1 bar.
P.s after forking out for a full refurb on a tight budget i would like to leave calling out glow worm to a last resort as i have heard it is a
£130 call out charge which i dont have unfortunately.

any advise would be hugely greatful!!!

thankyou!!!

leelister6 · Nov 2, 2011

Stop messing with something that will potentially kill you! Get a registered gas engineer to have a look and he should be able to give you a price for repair. And your dad should know better at his age. If something goes wrong with his "magic" and the house blows up, taking you and your fiance with it, he will be doing his "magic" from behind bars!

diamondgas · Nov 2, 2011

jamesiv said:
Hi my fiancee and I have just bought our first house together and in it was a glow worm 24cxi boiler with all the pipes cut to the hilt by the previous owners. (lovely people) anyway my Dad did his magic and managed to get the boiler working until last week. We keep getting the F1 (igniting fault) it all sounds good the fan goes and the gas is injected but fails to light. I have replaced the electronic igniter, electrode ignition lead and had the pcb checked and sounded. my dad is currently running it between 0.9 bar to 1.1 bar.
P.s after forking out for a full refurb on a tight budget i would like to leave calling out glow worm to a last resort as i have heard it is a
£130 call out charge which i dont have unfortunately.

any advise would be hugely greatful!!!

thankyou!!!

This is so common jamesiv! You are scared by TV programs to get someone in, incase it costs you a fortune and you're ripped off ............ so it costs you a fortune and you fail to rectify the problem! Why not replace everything it might be then realise you have a bird nesting in your flue or a blocked sump causing moisture issues ... Take a chance, use a professional! Dad doesn't always know best ... honest!!

There are genuine guys out there that won't charge you an arm and a leg to get you some hot water and heating ...!!