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Help! My boiler has stopped working!

I tried to put the water on to heat up earlier this evening but my boiler appears to be completely dead. It was working fine this morning.
The pilot light has gone off & i can't get it to come back on. It is a Baxi Solo. Does anyone has any ideas what is possibly wrong or will i have to call someone out & if so who do i call?

Thanks
Madison's mum

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  • Hi

    Do you mean no noise at all? Which Solo.?

    Corgi Guy.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • It has 3 50 PF writen on the front is that the model? & no there is no noise at all. I have tried twiddling the little knobs that usually makes the pilot light work & nothing is happening.
    Madison's mum

    Debt at its highest-£17,000
    Debt now £0
    Debt free date 1st August 2009!
  • budgetflyer
    budgetflyer Posts: 5,949 Forumite
    Turn the knob on boiler to off, wait 5 secs and turn on again to reset.ifnothing happens + theres no indicator lights on boiler, check the fuse at the isolator switch (should be 3amp) if you change fuse and still nothing,check trip switches at main board, if still nothing call an expert GORGI guy in.

    I was BTW by coincidence going to try and put a poll up for what you would expect to pay for an expert, CORGI and OFTEC qualified heating and plumbing engineer outwith London
    Please answer
  • Hi

    Power supply would be a start, have you blown a fuse in the supply to the boiler? If you change a fuse make sure it's a 3 amp one (red)

    Corgi Guy.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • Thanks, i will get the husband to change the fuse in the morning & see if that helps. I have just checked the trip switches & the one marked shower is down but we don't have a shower so i'm not sure if that's supposed to be down. I cant see one marked boiler, would it be labelled? Sorry for being thick but i've never needed to know this stuff before!
    Madison's mum

    Debt at its highest-£17,000
    Debt now £0
    Debt free date 1st August 2009!
  • Hi

    You would have a fused switch near the boiler or in the cupboard with the pump etc. or a plug and socket (ditto.)

    It is possible that the fuse on the consumer unit is the boiler supply and has been converted from the redundant shower circuit.You would still have the above though
    Good luck

    Corgi Guy.
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
  • Well the husband switched the boiler on today & it worked fine. Not sure what it was up to yesterday, would it be worth getting someone out to give it a once over?
    Madison's mum

    Debt at its highest-£17,000
    Debt now £0
    Debt free date 1st August 2009!
  • Hi

    How or where did he switch it on?
    Corgi Guy
    Ask to see CIPHE (Chartered Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineering)
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