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Hi, I've just moved into a new house, which has an Ariston MicroGenus 27 MFFI combi fitted. I've no idea when the boiler was fitted and whether it has ever been serviced, although we did have a plumber in to look it over when we first moved in.
The problem we have is due to ignition failure and the plumber who came out has not been able to solve the problem. Upon calling for DHW or switching to central heating (which has to be done manually at the boiler), the Ignition Failure button illuminates. The burner will ignite but will then shut down after a few seconds. Pressing the reset button causes the burner to ignite again. The reset button may have to be pressed a number of times before the burner stays on.
Most of the time this is OK, although it is annoying if you're running the hot tap downstairs and have to keep running upstairs to reset the boiler. During the very cold weather over the winter, we had additional problems where the fan would run but the boiler really struggled to ignite, with periods of around 30 secs between auto ignition after shutdown.
Looking through the installaion docs, I'm suspecting the detection electrode may be at fault. Before I go and buy one and attempt to fit it, does anyone else have any suggestions?
Finally, not knowing the age of this boiler, is it worth spending money to get it fixed or is it time for a new boiler altogether?
Thanks very much
The problem we have is due to ignition failure and the plumber who came out has not been able to solve the problem. Upon calling for DHW or switching to central heating (which has to be done manually at the boiler), the Ignition Failure button illuminates. The burner will ignite but will then shut down after a few seconds. Pressing the reset button causes the burner to ignite again. The reset button may have to be pressed a number of times before the burner stays on.
Most of the time this is OK, although it is annoying if you're running the hot tap downstairs and have to keep running upstairs to reset the boiler. During the very cold weather over the winter, we had additional problems where the fan would run but the boiler really struggled to ignite, with periods of around 30 secs between auto ignition after shutdown.
Looking through the installaion docs, I'm suspecting the detection electrode may be at fault. Before I go and buy one and attempt to fit it, does anyone else have any suggestions?
Finally, not knowing the age of this boiler, is it worth spending money to get it fixed or is it time for a new boiler altogether?
Thanks very much
