Glow Worm Economy Plus fault?

What is a F26 fault on a Glow Worm 30Hxi and what does it mean

DG
February 2009

hmm, came home and found a huge puddle of water under the boiler?

Jp Balbi
February 2009

thanks for your help

JP Balbi
February 2009

If the flueways havent been cleaned 100% then its a waste of time touching it.You need the correct fluebrushes to push thro the heat exchanger.That way you will see the end of the brush come to the other side hopefully pushing the soot out of the chamber.Its a painstaking job as you cant do half measures.The carbon build up been wet tells me its still sooting up and not clean enough.Just hope the heat exchanger hasnt cracked.

Tony S
February 2009

the grills around the pipe (where the fumes pass through to the Flu) were caked in carbon buildup but the flu itself from the inside at least appeared to be clear. I guess the build up on the heating grills could have ultimately caused it to become blocked. The other thing I noticed was that the carbon build up was wet but only at the front next to where the pipe enters and that the board on the inside front of the boiler was damp at the top same side.
Could it be that there is small hole in the pipe where it passes through the boiler? If thats the case, i figured maybe it expands with the heat and is dripping onto the burners causing them to burn poorly thus causing the carbon build up? My cousin who is CORGI had a quick look at it but he was visiting from Scotland and it was XMAS day so he had no real kit on him and couldnt check it properly. I want to get a pro in but previous experience means I want to be armed with as many facts as possible before I get someone in, that way they dont try and charge me for work that doesnt need doing. cheers

JP Balbi
February 2009

If the burner is burning yellow then its probably a blocked flue and highly dangerous.The bloke you got out should have noticed that.It could be a faulty thermocoupling,but the way youve explained it makes me think the whole thing is baffling out because of blocked flueways.Get someone out who knows what they are doing.

Tony S
February 2009