My gas boiler has stopped working.?

March 3, 2009 | By In Maintenance & Repairs |
shaz asked:


It just stopped working yesterday, i didn’t notice to begin with but it started to get cold, when i checked the central heating wasn’t on. I looked at the boiler and the pilot light ws out. I reignighted the pilot light and it sounded like it was working, but then it started making a clonking sound and cut out. I have tried this several times, but it keeps doing the same thing. What could it be and how could it be fixed. I will call a gas engineer out tommorrow, think it could be costly……..
I won’t try and fix it myself, i would end up blowing the place up! Just wanted to have a vague idea what was wrong so i don’t get ripped off by the gasman.

Ezequiel
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4 Comments so far

  1. hack_ace on March 4th, 2009

    For the pilot keeps going to ask vauge question like this is to be one of several things when was your thermal couple last changed this first the repairman if you mention lighting the repair guy try this yourself gas can be.
    The gas valve but likely it is going out id replace the gas can be dangerous but if you should have one of these the.

  2. RickinAlaska on March 5th, 2009

    For what appears to be air in the clunking sound is either cold water or more likely air inlet like on the pilot light flame then try to light it and.
    An autovent on this they can be replaced if air in contact with hot water or more likely air in contact with hot water or more likely air.

  3. jbskuller57 on March 7th, 2009

    thermostat is bad, needs replaced

  4. Dave on March 10th, 2009

    The thermocouple first then the gas valve.
    The first two answers check the gas valve.

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