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the final result. i got a new thermocouple(four pounds fourty four pence ) and the over heat sensor that is attached to it (thirteen pounds twenty pence) having taken the old thermocouple out it could be seen that the end had been either burnt away (perhaps because the pilot Bray had been...

thanks for the above. all is sound good intent advise which is most gratefull all have everyones safety in mind , im sure there is no "arnt i clever " intent however i dont believe my boiler has a fan , i have made all possible checks to ensure all seals are inplace and screwed up tight...

ive just been to the plumb center , following a commical explination of what part i needed (turns out to be a pilot light bray), the cost is five pounds ..... i got the usual ,, none in stock we can get one for friday (ps i needsed a floppy drive for pc , eighteen pound in pc world ...

SUCCESS i have unbolted the ignition/ pilot unit . i could see a large abount of black dust/debris around the area that the flames come from the area was cleaned and it could be seen that there was some form of corrosion around where the flames come from , upon cleaning harder pieces of the...

the pilot seems to be burning as usual , im not sure what the thermocouple is ( i could post a picture if possible , but i dont know if we can ) but simply wont stay alight unfortunatly ( i could email a picture to anyone though )

thanks for the above, i havnt unbolted anything , but the above suggests that perhaps i should unbolt the pilot light assembly . that area was particulally full of dust and debris , perhaps , as suggested above , some has got inside , ill do that today and report back here . ps the pilot...

Ihave an apollo 30/50b central heating boiler , approximately 3 years old , it has given trouble free service untill last night . we have had very strong winds , and as a result , i believe that the pilot light had blown out . i was able to reignite it but it refuses to stay alight . i have...