Gas fire cutting out

joebooooy · 17 Nov 2008

Hi,

Just wondered if it was time to pack in the old gas fire and get a new one. Its been there for years (we moved in 2 years ago and its been there since), and has started cutting out when its on.

Sometimes it will cut out after about 10 seconds, sometimes about 2 hours. I've noticed if its on the low setting it will stay on more often than not, but if its on high, it will more than likely cut out.

Anything I can do to save it?

nickso · 17 Nov 2008

probably just a blocked pilot or duff thermocouple, get an RGI to look at it.

joebooooy · 17 Nov 2008

Well I would, but last time I was charged £50 for him blowing air down the pilot...

I'd rather save it on a new fire if its duff, catch 22 i guess!

nickso · 17 Nov 2008

joebooooy said:
Well I would, but last time I was charged £50 for him blowing air down the pilot...

I'd rather save it on a new fire if its duff, catch 22 i guess!

riiiight!

did he fix it? if he did it was money well spent, what would you have preferred to have been charged? a fiver?

new fires have thermocouples and pilots to block too you know. tell you what, help yourself next time.

joebooooy · 17 Nov 2008

calm down! I was just saying, I was charged £50, for a problem that seems to have reoccurred...

I was just asking if it was worth it to have a similar call out and be charged the same again if my fire is at fault.

I wasnt after the rude reply :s

heatingman · 17 Nov 2008

Its a choice only you can make,
Is the fire old and dated and you fancy a change.
Can you afford to replace the fire, the worlds your oyster on this one. At a guess minimum £400 maximum, depends on how outrageous you want to be.
Your existing fire could quite easily eat up another £150 if parts are required. Oxy assembly/tcouple/gvalve.
All new style efficient quality gas fires require regular servicing, you can't expect it to sit in the hearth 364 days and work for xmas with no issues. Dust/fluff/hair/dirt plays havoc with them.

gasacs · 17 Nov 2008

If your fire has an atmosphere sensing device it could be fumes causing the gas fire to turn off. As somebody else has said get it checked out by an RGI

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