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Gas Boiler recieves call for heat, but does not fire up.

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Shuttle
Shuttle Member Posts: 24
in Strictly Steam
He guys, am a homeowner. and i realized yesterday my boiler would not light as the thermostat called for heat. (The damper twisted, and it did not light up) I flicked the emergency shutoff switch to see if the pilot was lit, It was on, so I decided to switch emergency cutoff back to "on". This morning I had the same problem, soI flickedthe switch on and off (it did the trick) Rightnow, nothing works! No dampner noise, no start up, no Heat!!



What could be the problem??

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  • Rod
    Rod Posts: 2,067
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    Call a Pro

    Hi- You need to call in a pro. Homeowners (including me) don't have the experience or test equipment to work on burners.

    - Rod
  • Shuttle
    Shuttle Member Posts: 24
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    It just fired up!

    Hi, I lightly tapped the damper area with a wrench, then I heard the "damper Twist" and it lit up! could it be a "dirty flute?"
  • HenryT
    HenryT Member Posts: 128
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    NOT A PRO

    I AM NOT A PRO, but i've had similar experience.  I called in a plumber and they replaced the "spill switch" which was located right near the vent damper on the bottom...

    perhaps this is the problem.
  • Shuttle
    Shuttle Member Posts: 24
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    Fired Up again

    Well, I took the flue (exhaust) pipe apart and to my surprise it was clean, I put it back together and The boiler still has trouble starting. I just discovered that by lightly "tapping" the pigtail on the pressuretrol It starts up. (I assume the pigtail needs a cleaning!!) Can anyone tell me how to get a wench in there so I can remove the Pigtail? It seems to small a hole!)
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