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1/9/2013
Andrew Smith, Engineer
Category: UK Plumbing
Satisfied Customers: 4,029
Experience: Domestic Gas, Commercial Gas, LPG, Unvented Hot Water, Part P Electrical, Commercial Catering
VerifiedHi my name is Andrew - lets see if we can get you sorted in the shortest possible time. It sounds like a faulty air pressure switch.
The air pressure switch tells the boiler that the fan is running.
If it has an intermittent fault then it will fail to light but the fan will run, also once lit the flame would drop out but the fan will still be running.
Does this sound right?
The air pressure switch tells the boiler that the fan is running.
If it has an intermittent fault then it will fail to light but the fan will run, also once lit the flame would drop out but the fan will still be running.
Does this sound right?
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