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Boiler won't stay lit

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BP3
BP3 Member Posts: 7
in Gas Heating
It's Sunday and my Raypak boiler HSI igniter is inop.  I tried to manually light it to heat up some water for showers etc, but the burner won't stay lit.  I checked the igniter and it is open.  Does the igniter need to be in the circuit and have continuity for it to stay lit?

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,205
    I believe

    the ignitor is also the flame sensor. So it has to be working. 
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  • Tim McElwain
    Tim McElwain Member Posts: 4,657
    The igniter will

    have to be replaced. The system will not work without it being able to sense the flame.



    Even if a seperate flame sensor is used it will only work for one cycle, you would have to keep relighting it on every call.
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