Emergency
PILOT WILL NOT STAY ALIGHT on Chaffoteaux Corvec 28 OF BF

Your boiler's pilot light is failing to remain lit, which prevents the main burner from igniting and means you currently have no heating or hot water.

Act immediately

Turn off your boiler and stop using gas appliances. Call a Gas Safe engineer now. This fault can be dangerous if ignored.

Technical description

i) Thermocouple not working ii) Thermoelectric valve faulty iii) Gas pressure low/variable iv) Terminal wrongly positioned v) Badly assembled flue vi) Gas pressure too high vii) Water rate too high viii) Incorrect venturi ix) No venturi fitted

Engineer required

This is a emergency severity fault. Stop using the boiler and call a Gas Safe registered engineer. Do not attempt gas-related repairs yourself.

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