Hi,
I have an old gas back boiler, the model is an Ideal Cavalcade 350 and through my own daft fault the boiler pilot light has gone out, I know this because I forgot to put credit in my gas pay-as-you-go meter so the supply just cuts off until it is re-credited.
Anyway the meter is now topped up and the gas fire works but the heating and hot water do not so I need to get the pilot re-lit, I see from looking at other posts about similar situations on this forum that it is normally a case of holding one knob down whilst pressing another but I've been lying under the thing most of the afternoon trying without any luck. I remember ages ago when it happened last and I had to call someone out to it and it took them seconds and they appeared to be doing a similar thing but there was a 'whoosh' when it lit and then he knew it was successful.
Is anyone familiar with this boiler who can help or is it best to try and post a photo of the controls?
Thanks in advance.
I have an old gas back boiler, the model is an Ideal Cavalcade 350 and through my own daft fault the boiler pilot light has gone out, I know this because I forgot to put credit in my gas pay-as-you-go meter so the supply just cuts off until it is re-credited.
Anyway the meter is now topped up and the gas fire works but the heating and hot water do not so I need to get the pilot re-lit, I see from looking at other posts about similar situations on this forum that it is normally a case of holding one knob down whilst pressing another but I've been lying under the thing most of the afternoon trying without any luck. I remember ages ago when it happened last and I had to call someone out to it and it took them seconds and they appeared to be doing a similar thing but there was a 'whoosh' when it lit and then he knew it was successful.
Is anyone familiar with this boiler who can help or is it best to try and post a photo of the controls?
Thanks in advance.