my potterton suprima 50 boiler will not light up the red led is flashing twice a second any ideas !!!

dave, February 2005

My suprima 30-80 has a noisy screeching fan that seems to have stopped the boiler from firing up. Any ideas what the problem is and can I fix it?

Didi, February 2013

is it a common prob to have a buzzing vibration constantly with mr suprima 50 ,we have just moved in to a house with one ,and first thing in the morning it seems very loud,it was installed in 2004 we are told by previous owners,we have tried packing rubber washer,s bettween all the pipework in the airing cupboard,i even wondered if it was the fan,any answers, anybody,

peter ryan, April 2012

can you repair potterton suprima circuit board

gary, March 2011

Red light flashing all the time and some rads go cold when the hot water comes on.

Noel, January 2011

I had a problem with mine resetting itself all the time...
It was a shorted ignition lead due to the fact that there was a sharp piece of metal in the combustion chamber. It was simple and cost nothing to fix- just needed tieing away from the edge and the problem solved- for nothing!
You need to take 2 screws out to take the cover off and get to this. Its a design fault.

Lucy, July 2010

only gas safe engineers should work on boilers. if you mess about with it yourself you are a fool risking the safety of your family.

mick, May 2010

I had a red flashing light in the cupboard alongside the hot water tank. After checking all the web forums for the flashing red light I did nothing because I could not afford to call someone out. Today the radiators were ice cold. I ran to the thermostat on the wall in my house. The screen was blank - the temperature setting erased. I removed the thermostat from its fitting, rang around friends for four Duracell AA Plus batteries, and replaced the little box. The radiators heated up. As an afterthought late tonight, I checked the box in the cupboard with the red flashing light. The red light is gone. The green light is on. The boiler is working. Cost: four Duracell AA Plus batteries. Is this the solution to the flashing red light? Is it a warning that the batteries in the room thermostat are running low? I think in my case this was so.

Agnes Sam, January 2010

My suprima has been doing this for about a year. I have to manually reset it, sometimes this lasts a few hours, sometimes a few minutes before cutting out. I presumed it was the PCB, however with my system all that was required was for the temperature on the store to be set to maximum, no problems since!!

Sue, January 2010

My boiler lights for about 30 seconds and then cuts out. it does this 3 times then the red knock out light comes on

cynthia, January 2010

get a new pcb on e bay fifty quid,and return your old one and get 15 quid back'2 types of pcb for the suprima,check which you require and order one,sorted my red light out and no heating or water prob,and fitted myself in 5 mins easy.just need a screwdriver,and all instructions are included,

phil mac, December 2008

fingers crossed i'm still waiting for mine to pack up. but know loads of friends that have already had the mod. £250+vat is too steep, especially when on first search i found these
http://www.keeptheheaton.com/acatalog/potterton_PCB_s.html

R, March 2005

Hi All,
I have a potterton Suprima 50 and it too won't light up. Its stays locked out.....cannot reset it and light up.
I've been on eBay and there seem to be 2 options.
1) Upgrade kit part no. 5111603
2) New pcb part no. 5102160

Whats the difference....and what do I need (most likely) ??

Thanks,
K

K, February 2005

can get refurb PCB from CET Ltd for 50 quid - but if you're handy with a soldering iron then take PCB out and re-solder main pins.

Mike, February 2005

Picked up one of these of ebay - brand new in box, bought from someone reselling a load of bankrupt stock. Best bet is to buy the "upgrade kit" which consists of a new PCB, wiring loom, and control panel already assembled. All you have to do is disconnect the old one and pop this in in its place. Mine even came with full instructions on how to do it, with photos and all the parts required (couple of new leads for the electrode, cable ties)

Cost me £80.00, fitted it myself in about an hour with a couple of screwdrivers. Really really easy. If you can deal with a screwdriver you can do it. Worked first time, hasn't cut out once.

Tugger, February 2005

thanks dom my mate the plumber !!!! we ve all got them havent we !! has fixed it with new pcb £188 + vat + fitting !! many thanks
dave

dave, February 2005

there is a modified circuit board that comes with a new wiring loom. potterton know all about this fault! i change about 2 a month..... only snag its about £250+vat just for the part.

Dom, February 2005