But here are the strange things I noticed. any diagnostic codes being displayed . Boilers - Home Heating Steam and Hot Water Systems - Utica Boiler MGB150HD Shutting off after a few minutes - Hello everyone, I am working on diagnosing my boiler system now since I noticed it went Utica Boiler MGB150HD Shutting off after a few minutes - DoItYourself.com Community Forums Faulty Pilot Light: Your boiler’s pilot light uses a thermocouple to ignite. Hi, I have an Ideal Logic heat 24 boiler. I am moving my 81 yr old mum into a 1 bed retirement flat after a stroke and it needs a good bit of work. Just fired up the boiler for the first time this season and after about 10-15 mins I noticed nothing was happening in my office. A drop in water pressure can be caused in a number of ways, including a leak in your system or simply bleeding your radiators. October 2019 in Strictly Steam . If the boiler keeps shutting off, it could be due to closed valves, air caught in the system or a broken pump. 1. Now after firing the boiler it runs for about 2 minutes and then cuts off. Terms and conditions The boiler keeps shutting down after approximately 30 minutes( I have timed it on several occasions). If the temperature gets too high, the boiler turns itself off. The boiler is heating the water, then the water leaving the boiler gets too hot so the boiler shuts down until water leaving the boiler is cool again, and then cycles. It has been doing it constantly day + night for the past couple of days. feedback, From your discription it sounds like your boiler is providing hot water to sinks, but when the central heating is switched on it shuts down after 5mins. The pump can be replaced by a skilled service technician. It fires up, stays on for a few mins, goes off for a few mins + then does it again. tradesmen. Low Water Pressure. It also seems to be taking a lot longer for the water to get up to temperature. Gas fireplace shuts off after a few minutes. If your furnace only works for a few minutes then turns off, the draft inducer motor might be defective. Boiler cutting out after 5 mins ch, but water only works fine. when i put my boiler on the hot water works on itsown but to get the heating to go on its own it doesnt, does work when water on. Discussion in 'Home and Garden' started by psd99, 17 Apr 2018. Ideal classic boiler cuts out after 2 mins? The thermocouple can break after years of repeated use. 1 to 10 of 10. buildersmate. After an hour or so, it will relight and then extinguish again after the same 2-3 minutes. Have you reset the boiler after it over heated ? by htg engineer » Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:57 pm, by htg engineer » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:58 pm, by htg engineer » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:13 pm, 16 posts Well, if no, then we certainly do! The boiler I inspected yesterday kept turning on and off like this. old glow worm boiler. Then open the shutoff. If not I suspect pump failure. 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