Glow Worm 52b Super

[Homerr]

Evening all

Our neighbour has a Glow Worm 52b super where the pilot has gone out.

I have not - and will not - go near the CC but am I right in thinking that the push switch on the bottom left of the boiler attached to the CC should generate a spark by pushing it down? If so, it's not and how do you replace the battery?

I see this thread says to remove the sight glass - //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1307058#1307058 - and use a taper/match yet I feel this is bad advice on an RS boiler?

Either way she has an RGI coming tomorrow to have a look and work out why it went out in the first place but if there was a way to get it lit for her tonight I'd like to know

Cheers
Steve

 

[Agile]

Opening the CC or removing the sight glass is very inappropriate and bad advice to give a DIYer.

It sounds as if she has not been having the boiler serviced regularly otherwise this problem would have been addressed.

A boiler with a permanent pilot light is not very efficient and would be better replaced with a modern condensing boiler.

Hopefully the RGI will sort it out easily.

Tony

 

[Homerr]

Hi Tony

Just as I thought. She's not long moved in and everything but the archaic boiler had been renewed/serviced.

Either way RGI is on his way over tonight to have a look at it for her, hopefully it's fixable.

 

[Agile]

Bit of an oversight not to have had that old boiler renewed or at the very least serviced!

In fact I always recommend that anyone buying a property should have the gas/heating installation serviced and safety checked!

Tony