Hi,
I recently moved to a house with a 35 year old boiler (Glow-worm 105-120) which was ticking along nicely until 3 days ago. I can light the pilot light which in turn lights the burners, but the pilot doesn't stay lit so I only get one blast from the burners. A heating engineer cleaned the pilot today but it didn't help. He advised that the gas valve needs replacing and probably the pilot assembly and thermocouple. He also said the system needs flushing as it looks like it's never been serviced. I have a few questions:
1. Any ideas on where I can get spares for such an old boiler?
2. Are there any known problems power flushing a 15 rad system run on 8mm pipes?
3. Can I get a replacement open vented system & can I use the existing 8mm pipes if I do?
4. Should I just replace it with a Combi?
Thanks in advance
I recently moved to a house with a 35 year old boiler (Glow-worm 105-120) which was ticking along nicely until 3 days ago. I can light the pilot light which in turn lights the burners, but the pilot doesn't stay lit so I only get one blast from the burners. A heating engineer cleaned the pilot today but it didn't help. He advised that the gas valve needs replacing and probably the pilot assembly and thermocouple. He also said the system needs flushing as it looks like it's never been serviced. I have a few questions:
1. Any ideas on where I can get spares for such an old boiler?
2. Are there any known problems power flushing a 15 rad system run on 8mm pipes?
3. Can I get a replacement open vented system & can I use the existing 8mm pipes if I do?
4. Should I just replace it with a Combi?
Thanks in advance