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Burnham gas boiler pilot not sparking or lighting w/ Honeywell electric Ignition Control Circuit Boa

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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,323
    Can you determine what that material is? If it is Terra cotta flakes from the liner, then a metal liner is in order.

    If it is just debris from a couple of bird nests, then clearing the base of the chimney may be all that is necessary

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • allanfan
    allanfan Member Posts: 20
    it almost certainly is Terra cotta flakes from the liner
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,752
    Oh dear. That may be worse than at first appears -- not that that is bad enough. Is there a cleanout at the bottom of the chimney near the floor? If there is, start cleaning there... but it looks as though enough of the chimney lining has collapsed that you need a liner, and a really competent chimney person to install it and make sure that it is properly sized and connected to both appliances.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • allanfan
    allanfan Member Posts: 20
    Jamie Hall said:

    Oh dear. That may be worse than at first appears -- not that that is bad enough. Is there a cleanout at the bottom of the chimney near the floor? If there is, start cleaning there... but it looks as though enough of the chimney lining has collapsed that you need a liner, and a really competent chimney person to install it and make sure that it is properly sized and connected to both appliances.

    Not aware of any cleanout. Will have someone to come in and install a new metal liner tmr.

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