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I'm back and its not good news. The pilot went out again over night. I was able to light it this morning with a match whilst holding the start button in, but once that start button is let go - it goes out. Engineer who got it running on Sat came back again stripped it down and thinks it...

Thanks for all the advice, lucky to find a good engineer on a saturday morning , he stripped it down, now running fine. The ignitor will never work as someone has previously repaired and botched it so it sits too far from the pilot to ignite. Running fine now and will light off a match if...

thanks and sorry not clear on the details. yes gas is getting through to the pilot ok but it wont light using the sparker (which stops sparking after 2 or 3 clicks) or using a long match. Given up for now, fed up in a frezing cold house with no hot water or heating (but least now I...

if this thermocouple is not working will the pilot still light off a (long) match or off a long nose gas lighter?

these guys stock the old red white button version maybe worth a try? http://www.keeptheheaton.com/products/44843-honeywell-v4400c1211-gas-valve-240v

It wont light of its own spark, put a new thermo-couple in but does not appear to get any heat and pilot will not ignite. Using a blow torch to heat the old thermocouple up it would light and stay on fine, boiler operated fine after that for over a month.

thanks replies anyone local to Guildford can assist?

thanks for replies. pilot would not light with new thermo-c. this boiler does not have restraining wires holding the fire on, its got two screws at the top and its integral to the base. Also Does the gas valve have a red and white buttons ? No, its got two grey square buttons one...

thank you for the replies we are in Guildford GU4. The first engineer was already working there fitting us a new bathroom so he was able to light the pilot when it went out 5 weeks ago. the 2nd engineer was called out just to come and get it lit, he's not that old but was happy to give it...

Anyone familiar with keeping an old style gas back boiler going? Where to find a spare part on a discontinued model. Its an Vulcan Verona and its been running fine but in the past 6 weeks the pilot light has gone out twice and wont re-ignite. The first heating engineer got the pilot lit...