harry on 14th December 2016 at 12:48 pm My Ideal Logic Plus boiler has lockout or loss of flame problem, and it must be reset frequently. Hi, I have a Worcester Danesmoor floor mounted boiler 26/32 - Roo oil fired heating boiler. Electrode settings incorrect. Another lockout problem with worcester oil boiler? Before the boiler would light, sometimes, usually every time I looked at it. (2) That the condense trap is primed. Is the condenser sense and the flame detect the only two elements on this circuit? Thank you. A leaking boiler will usually be due to blown pump seals. Extend flue above eaves, or if possible above roof apex or adjacent obstructions. Push reset, everything starts and runs for the rest of the morning/evening without fault. Lockouts are Intermittent, replacement control box, solenoid coil and photocell have not fixed the problem. By this I mean it starts and runs for about ten seconds and then stops. Can I Prevent Boiler Lock Out. The Worcester Danesmoor series of boilers covers a wide range of quality boilers offered by the company. And now to the point of my post. 6 = 0 sec. For the past 40 years Grant has developed some of the most innovative and efficient oil-fired boilers in the UK and Ireland. If your Worcester boiler is leaking, this can cause low pressure and the boiler to lockout. A boiler can lock out for several reasons, such as you’ve run out of heating oil, there’s been a power cut, low pressure or a more serious safety issue. Well, it did seem likely that the boiler thermostat was an issue from its seemingly intermittent behaviour, but always worth second opinions. The bypass plug has been installed and there are no leaks in the piping. John Share this conversation. It was looked at by someone before. gaudonville Rank: Labourer. I have a 'Worcester' 'Danesmoor utility'- 12/14- oil boiler, The burner is a 'electro oil Inter B9A. It won't ignite and goes to lockout. You may find that performing a boiler blowdown, and then allowing feedwater to run into the tank, is the solution to your problems. When attempting to reset the lockout it goes through the ignition process and I can smell oil so I'm assuming that oil is present but ignition is not taking place. From a cold start The fan runs. LOCKOUT RE ser Temperature control thermostat The control thermostat regulates the temperature of the water within the boiler. My ongoing, intermittent Wallstar oil boiler problem AGAIN! Didn't fire ealier this week, so I took that as My cue for filling the tank. The ignition system sparks. = 120 sec. Ran fine last week when & I switched it on fro the 1st time after the summer. The boiler recognises this and displays a fault code. The boiler was cleaned in October and the filters were all changed at that point. Any other ideas very welcome. It was serviced a few months ago and worked fine up until this. Oil boiler intermittent lockouts. There is sufficient fuel in the tank and I have tried the reset button to no avail. We moved a few months ago, and have found that the boiler stops working intermittently. 3 = 30 sec. Most gas furnaces can be reset by shutting off the electric power, waiting 20 seconds and turning the power back on. The other day my grant oil boiler started to trip out. Was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on a lockout problem I have with my Camray 2 oil boiler Description of problem is as follows. Expert: Plumberpro replied 5 years ago. Page 31 SYSTEM NO. Hi My Baxi Solo 24HE has intermittent fault on the lock out circuit. Intermittent lockout. Check for short on-cycling of the oil burner. See flame detection fault. I don't know that particular boiler but oil burners are generally bog simple. The boiler is 9 yrs old, regularly serviced. Reply Prev 1. of 3. Once you have identified and corrected the cause of your furnace lock out, you must manually reset the furnace. Boiler works fine when running but often the lock circuit kicks in. There is always a chance that your boiler has locked out due to a more serious issue. A boiler lockout is a shut-down procedure that is initiated when a boiler is not working within certain tolerances. Try resetting your boiler by pressing the reset button. We had to have the CH power-flushed in our last house after some hard-to-diagnose issues which also sometimes tripped out that boiler, so it's always in the back of my mind. Wallstar boiler burner lockout. After I replaced that it was obvious it was at fault. Pulsation on start. Any suggestions? Top. The boiler is, as ever, unreliable at starting, frequently going into lockout when the Danfoss timer calls for heating. Utilising our patented Vortex stainless steel secondary heat exchanger, Grant boilers are designed and manufactured to the highest standards so you can be confident in their durability and efficiency. 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