nothing from boiler

[tarmac ghost]

thought it was getting rather cold tonight and when i touched the rad it was cold,,,,,went and checked the rest ,all cold, checked the thermostat on the wall up full, checked the boiler no flame,nothing, when i turn the thermostat up and down you can here the boiler click on and off but its not lighting, its asif there is either no spark or no gas

boiler is a gloworm space saver rf

anyone got any ideas before a plumber costs me all my xmas money

scottie

 

[breezer]

if push comes to shove, i offer this advice, dont get a plumber, get a heating engineer, and ask do they know your boiler.

 

[DP]

I know this boiler, am not a plumber. What is even better, I am in Glasgow (Bearsden)

 

[tarmac ghost]

any ideas??

scottie

 

[ChrisR]

Does this boiler have a standing/permanent (ie always on) pilot? Can't remember but I think so. If so, is it alight? If not, try to light it - instructions will be on it somewhere.
If it doesn't have a PP, call DP!

 

[tarmac ghost]

it is only lit when its on, if the heating was of when you turned the thermostat up it used to light up, now when you turn the thermostat up you can hear the boiler clicking but no flame appears


scottie

p.s its bl**dy freezin, just spent over an hour outside trying to get the transit to start, spent 2 hrs yesterday looking for a calor gas bottle for the garage now i need one for the house,,,,lol

 

[tarmac ghost]

for anyone else with this prob,,,,just had the engineer out and the fan at the top was jammed, quick spray with wd40 and hey presto bioler fired into life


scottie