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Hello all. I hope I am posting in the appropriate forum.
To the point.
I have a GlowWorm Swiftflow Combi Boiler, accoding to the schematic it's a 100 or 120. It's probably about 10 years old. I've been in this house with this boiler for 2 years, no problem
No hot water from taps tonight so I looked at the boiler, the pilot was out, I relit it.
The gas control valve is an S.I.T. type. The instructions on the boiler door say that I should rotate the valve control knob to the "main burner" position. I am not sure if this is clockwise or anticlockwise from the central position that you use for relighting the pilot; in any case, turning the knob causes the pilot to go out (maybe it's actually a Honeywell valve with an S.I.T. knob?)
So i took to leaving it in the central position, this at least keeps the pilot lit.
The pressure reading on the gauge is 0.5 bar which is probably too low. If I turn on a hot tap the boiler will try to kick into action and the pressure increases to about 0.8 bar.
I've tried different combinations e.g. relight pilot then turn control valve knob one way and the other way; wait 30 minutes after relighting pilort, before testing the water....etc. No joy.
Now the pilot won't stay lit.
Any tips? (Sorry for rambling, it's 1.55am though!)
Thanks
Blue Straggler
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lynda, moderator.
moved as posted in wrong forum (appliances)
To the point.
I have a GlowWorm Swiftflow Combi Boiler, accoding to the schematic it's a 100 or 120. It's probably about 10 years old. I've been in this house with this boiler for 2 years, no problem
No hot water from taps tonight so I looked at the boiler, the pilot was out, I relit it.
The gas control valve is an S.I.T. type. The instructions on the boiler door say that I should rotate the valve control knob to the "main burner" position. I am not sure if this is clockwise or anticlockwise from the central position that you use for relighting the pilot; in any case, turning the knob causes the pilot to go out (maybe it's actually a Honeywell valve with an S.I.T. knob?)
So i took to leaving it in the central position, this at least keeps the pilot lit.
The pressure reading on the gauge is 0.5 bar which is probably too low. If I turn on a hot tap the boiler will try to kick into action and the pressure increases to about 0.8 bar.
I've tried different combinations e.g. relight pilot then turn control valve knob one way and the other way; wait 30 minutes after relighting pilort, before testing the water....etc. No joy.
Now the pilot won't stay lit.
Any tips? (Sorry for rambling, it's 1.55am though!)
Thanks
Blue Straggler
__________________________________
lynda, moderator.
moved as posted in wrong forum (appliances)