The pilot light for my Glow-worm back boiler unit keeps going out when I use my central heating.
This is a recent problem. Everything was fine until 24 hours ago.
Whenever I re-light my pilot light it seems to stay on until I turn on my central heating - and then it goes out after between 20 minutes and three hours.
I re-lit the pilot light last nite, for example, and it stayed on all nite. But it went out this morning 20 minutes after I switched on the central heating.
I'll be calling a CORGI repair man at some point. But I would like to be well briefed beforehand.
2006-11-25 02:00:45 · 9 answers · asked by favouritegames 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
could be the thermocouple not adjusted right or need a new one,Is there a big draft blowing it out?
2006-11-25 02:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by pipemaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my pilot light goes out (not a Glo-Worm though), I turn the temperature dial down, wait for a minute and then turn my heating or water booster on to see if it re-lights.
If not, I just wait longer and try again. Last week it took several attempts over an hour but it got itself going again, mainly because it had overheated and I was just had it up to high for the poor thing to cope!
Failing that, do call a heating engineer but make sure you know what's he gonna charge you up front and also if you're boiler is still under guarantee/insurance etc. If you need a new one for example, is this something you could claim on your insurance or is that considered a long wear and tear?
Good luck ....Celine
2006-11-28 06:37:45 · answer #2 · answered by nephtine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glow Worm Back Boiler
2016-11-14 07:44:31 · answer #3 · answered by shutt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly the pilot light is either not quite strong enough due to some dirt in the jet. Maybe the pilot light is slightly out of line or maybe the bi thermal strip or the high expansion gas system is faulty. this may be okay during the night when everything is still but once the boiler is firing and air is passing through it may be blowing the pilot light slightly but enough to allow the sensor to cool and shut off the gas
2006-11-25 02:10:34 · answer #4 · answered by Maid Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pilot light heats a thick wire which is the probe of an instrument called a thermo-couple. If this is not hot enough or receives heat erratically, (pop pop sound), then the pilot light needs turning up or cleaning out.
2006-11-25 02:14:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically I would say it is in need of a service, unless it has recently been cleaned then it is the thermocouple that is in need of replacing.
CORGI engineer
2006-11-25 02:17:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thermocouple lead on it's way out or defecteive power unit on gas valve or blocked pilot injector
2006-11-27 05:45:45 · answer #7 · answered by doozer_princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you got an overheat safety button that keeps switching on maybe.
could be that.
sorry cant be anymore of a help than that
good luk
2006-11-25 02:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by aberdeen302004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call a heating engineer
2006-11-25 19:27:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋