Recent content by stevieo

The engineer said it wasn't the thermocouple because the pilot stays lit. He said he thought the problem was the flue and that not enough air was getting in to keep the pilot light lit. I don't buy this explanation, I can't see what's changed and why suddenly not enough air is getting in...

I've got a Potterton Flamingo central heating boiler that is probably about 18 years old. It has never given us any problems until in the last few days the pilot light goes out once, maybe twice a day. It re-lights without any problem and then is fine for a while. I called in my local...