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Help needed to troubleshoot boiler
Treebeard
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Old MZ boiler. Mechanic changed gas valve and it works well except it is still failing to stay lit. The flame comes on for a few moments (about a second). Any ideas what needs replacing now?
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This is a condensing boiler which has been maintained for many years. The water is in a sealed loop, and the pressure is correct. The boiler will work for hours or days without a problem and then it will flame-out. The mechanic said it was a bad gas valve and replaced it. Weeks later the boiler is doing the same thing. No strange sounds, just ignites the gas, then the flame goes out.0
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Where are you located? Your model may not be sold in the US.
It is likely the boiler is not "proving" the flame. It also sounds like the "mechanic" is a parts changer rather than a troubleshooter. That can be an expensive road. Was a combustion analysis performed when the gas valve was changed?"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
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