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Woohoo, it is fixed! It was just a split in the ignition lead - job done! Rang BG and cancelled the repairman. Breath of fresh air I tell thee!

My brother in law to be is popping round to have a look - he is a DIY master. So, I may be ringing BG later to cancel. Thank you everyone!

Thank you everyone for your help - you kept me calm when I was freaking out. Thank goodness I decided on that power shower..

I caved in and called british gas - they will be out tomorrow afternoon. I will be doing the home care plan for the next year - but I am selling house within the next 6 months, so will eventually cancel. I guess I cannot complain though, they will cover all parts and labour and it will...

That included parts. Okay, there is no visible spark - I have taken the cover off to view it easier, and I can hear a spark, but cannot see one, and the pilot light does not ignite. Should I just look someone up in the area and try to get a price for a callout today? I luckily have...

Just gonna try and get the cover off to see the ignition properly. Back in a couple...

It gets as far as trying to light the pilot - it ticks and tries to turn over, but it never fires. Everything else is in place, except the pilot light starting. BG was £192 for a callout - ounch!

I have a ideal sprint rapide 90 nf combi boiler that will not fire - it was fine until I switched the heating on for a few days last week. I am really hesitant to get British Gas out again as the last experience wasn't all that great - charged me for labour and parts, when all it was in the...

I am also considering running a conduit from the ceiling switch down the wall, completly disconnecting those wires, and running new ones.

The earth is probably the ONLY wire that is long enough, maybe just. They are just tooo short. I have tried pulling on the wires a bit and chiselling the wall around them to loosen them with no luck - the fuse isnt in so no power worries LOL! Would a waterproof cable joint sort this out?

We had an old electric shower in the house that leaked, and we never used it and used a mixer tap instead. The point is fully up to scratch, has a seperate switch and all, we just never used it cause it leaks. Well, the mixer tap doesnt get send out much hot water anymore, and we decided to...