Recent content by beezwing

thanks guys. I've tried holding the button in for up to ten minutes. The only thing that works is pumping it until it catches and it doesn't do that too often now. Pump seems to be working fine. I'll replace the thermocouple though - ta

14 yr old ideal sprint rapide. Firstly the pilot light won't stay on. I can sometimes 'pump' the primer (if that's what its called) until it catches and the boiler will fire up. But only usually for a few minutes. Then one of 2 things happens. 1. The pilot goes out with a click or 2. The boiler...