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Thanks for the reply, ollski. Before I call someone, would it be worth trying the reset switch? And if so, do you know where it's situated? Thanks.

Hi all. My Potterton Flamingo 11 RS 20-30 (gas) worked fine all through last winter but now the pilot light doesn't stay lit. I've changed the thermocouple to no avail. I've read the advice on tackling boiler problems, but I'm just wondering if there's some procedure I'm missing since...

Woo hoo! Thanks, Mike. And, yes, he did think like you (maybe it was you? Spooky). Thanks again.

thanks for the reply, mike. forgive my stupidity, but by that do you mean swap the black L1 with the Red L2? Black - L1 Red - L2 Blue - L1 Red - common Yellow - common thanks again.

thanks for the reply, breezer, but L1 has got the blue in one and the black in the other. i checked the note i made of the previous wiring and i've made no mistakes. could it be the L2 red into the other vacant L2? thanks again.

many thanks to the both of you for the info and help. i've managed to get both lights working, but now the living room switch (two gang, two way), which hasn't a dimmer and also controls the landing light, turns on in reverse. i've read elsewhere that it's the red L2 (dimmer) wire i need to...

Hi everybody I've searched around but can't find somebody with my specific problem. I'm replacing a double switch (2 gang?) with a double dimmer. The wiring in the switch: Black - 1 way Red - 2 way Blue - 1 way Red - common Yellow - common The dimmer switch is marked up...