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I have an Ideal Concord WRS 255, Not sure if its just a 255 or 255A, how can I tell. The gas man that came just wrote 255 on the paperwork, but on searching most of the information & parts mention 255A. I know the GC Number is 4140918. But it's been turned off for a long while due to safety reasons as house was unoccupied.
The boiler's pilot light won't light. I set the thermostat control to 'Off', turned the gas control knob till it stopped. waited 3 minutes as required, held in the gas control knob & pressed the white ignitor button several times but no good. I repeated the process but it wouldn't fire.
The gas engineer the came says that it requires an Ignitor, Part # 077360, & an Electrode, Part # 077364, both of which he states are obsolete. IE essentially he's suggesting I get a new boiler.
This boiler's been very reliable in the past & usually passes inspection & servicing without problems & usually only requires the thermocouple to be changed occasionally.
Could it just be that the electrode needs cleaning as it could have got sooted-up or something along those lines.
Are the parts really obsolete or can they still be gotten from anywhere or alternatives used.
Is there anything I can do. I'd call Ideal but that won't be till the weekdays now.
Any help or suggestions of what I can test in the mean time would be very helpful. Tnx in advance.
The boiler's pilot light won't light. I set the thermostat control to 'Off', turned the gas control knob till it stopped. waited 3 minutes as required, held in the gas control knob & pressed the white ignitor button several times but no good. I repeated the process but it wouldn't fire.
The gas engineer the came says that it requires an Ignitor, Part # 077360, & an Electrode, Part # 077364, both of which he states are obsolete. IE essentially he's suggesting I get a new boiler.
This boiler's been very reliable in the past & usually passes inspection & servicing without problems & usually only requires the thermocouple to be changed occasionally.
Could it just be that the electrode needs cleaning as it could have got sooted-up or something along those lines.
Are the parts really obsolete or can they still be gotten from anywhere or alternatives used.
Is there anything I can do. I'd call Ideal but that won't be till the weekdays now.
Any help or suggestions of what I can test in the mean time would be very helpful. Tnx in advance.
