Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Brivis Buffalo 85 Blowing Cold Air 7Sep 14, 2011 12:15 pm Well said pattycake4 what people don't realise is playing around with gas appliances are a dangerous thing and what they don't seem to realise if something goes wrong with their gas appliance and the house burns down or even worse they kill a loved one in the house due to fire they will not be covered by insurance and will also be proscueted in the event of this happening . Re: Brivis Buffalo 85 Blowing Cold Air 8Apr 26, 2012 9:16 pm Hi, I have the same problem with my brivis buffalo 85. Pilot on, can't fire up the unit. I had an electrician friend tell me that electrics are fine. Brivis can't come out for another two weeks. I am just wondering if you could tell me more about how you changed the valve? Where you bought it from etc. Thanks in advance. Please call me if it's easier. Joe jfm I have since replaced the gas valve with success! The unit was therefore sending the correct message to the gas valve from the thermostat & the main electronic unit within the heater. The gas valve has 2 solenoids, one to allow gas through & one to shut off the gas as a safety. (Or that is what I believe happens) I presume one of them was faulty. I have learnt a fair bit from this repair, so if you have a similar problem, I may have the answer & am happy to help with advice. Re: Brivis Buffalo 85 Blowing Cold Air 9Apr 26, 2012 9:49 pm I went parachuting once and it turned out very badly when my chute didnt open. As I plummetted to earth this guy came flying up from the ground, all charred and with his hair on fire ,Quick I said "do you know how to throw the emergency chute? Sorry mate I dont, he said, but do you know how to change the gas valve on a buffalo 85? @builderforlife Building inspector and passionate about construction When you need an expert to take a look. Re: Brivis Buffalo 85 Blowing Cold Air 10Nov 10, 2012 10:59 am Ours was blowing cold air too.. Turned out to be as simple as the pilot light had gone out. Problem now is that when I follow the instructions to light it, as soon as I release my finger, it goes out. I've tried holding it down for we'll over a minute, but no good. Anyone got any ideas why it's not staying alight? Re: Brivis Buffalo 85 Blowing Cold Air 11Nov 10, 2012 10:49 pm Moezal Ours was blowing cold air too.. Turned out to be as simple as the pilot light had gone out. Problem now is that when I follow the instructions to light it, as soon as I release my finger, it goes out. I've tried holding it down for we'll over a minute, but no good. Anyone got any ideas why it's not staying alight? Pilot light not staying lit is most often cause by the thermocouple. Thermocouples don't last forever and they do die over time. They are a cheap and easy fix, just get yourself a plumber to install a new one. jfm I have since replaced the gas valve with success! The unit was therefore sending the correct message to the gas valve from the thermostat & the main electronic unit within the heater. The gas valve has 2 solenoids, one to allow gas through & one to shut off the gas as a safety. (Or that is what I believe happens) I presume one of them was faulty. I have learnt a fair bit from this repair, so if you have a similar problem, I may have the answer & am happy to help with advice. Yep Gas valves do poop themselves, they aren't a common thing that dies, but they do. And yeah leave all gas appliances to the experts. I am a registered Plumber, and i have the utmost respect for gas appliances. They can be VERY dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. Depends how much direct sun it gets. Is there any shading (eaves or trees)? If the sun hits a window directly it doesn't matter too much if it's double or single… 1 12689 Hi guys, I want to butt a concrete vegetable garden bed against a concrete build up of a carport. It will be a 700mm high wall about 120mm thick and I will run a 12mm rio… 0 2655 How do you remove one of these ceiling air con vents? And is it possible to disconnect the duct joined to the vent from inside the house, without going into the roof cavity? 0 5998 |