Ive still got more problems with my boiler and i dont know what else it could be. Its a Sime Friendly boiler and the other day the pilot light went out and would not relight. I got a gas man out and he thought it was the thermocouple, changed that, no difference. Then the thermostat, he either tested or changed it but it was fine, still had the problem. Now he has changed the gas valve and we got a pilot light and boiler kicked in for CH and for hot water, water nice and hot at tap. Ive just got out the shower and the pilot light has gone out and was a pain to get lit again. What could now be the problem.
Sime Friendly-Pilot still cutting out.
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Pilot assembly partially blocked?
Dont know the exact set up of these boilers possibly vitiaton (flame lifting) problem? Is the boiler in a clean condition
If its going out whilst being used then more likely the boiler is overheating, you say you chap replaced a stat so im assuming its wired in with the TC
Possibly not modualting properly?
Dont know the exact set up of these boilers possibly vitiaton (flame lifting) problem? Is the boiler in a clean condition
If its going out whilst being used then more likely the boiler is overheating, you say you chap replaced a stat so im assuming its wired in with the TC
Possibly not modualting properly?
The pilot goes out when i turn the shower off, if i have the CH set to be on after the shower turns off, the pilot stays lit. It will sit all day with the pilot going if nothing is turned on.
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gas4you said:Is the gas valve fully closing when water goes off. I've had this problem on water heaters where the gas is not cut off completely so draws the gas away from the pilot enough to put it out.
Just a thought
I would have thought so, it was a new valve fitted this morning.
Git it sorted finally. Turned out the thermocouple that he fitted was a universal one not a genuine one and it was not working properly with the new gas valve. One genuine one with a thermostat later and the boiler works perfectly, loads more hot water than ever before, no cutting out when the shower is turned off and the rads get that hot you cant touch them! Going to run some cleaner through the system next and get some new protecter chemicals in it, keep it working for a bit longer.
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