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baxi pilot wont stay on ?

I have an old baxi 57/4m-45/4m and i cannot light the pilot light i have a gas flow through the fire but when i try and get the pilot to light it will not ignite i can hear the gas going through when i push the grey button fully in though

Anthony
August 2009
I had the same problem and it was the thermostat

josh
March 2010
ok john i have tried that and it works thanx very much

Anthony
September 2009
Press the piezo igniter a few times rapidly - can you see a spark? If not, the igniter has probably failed but you could light the pilot light with a long match.

John
August 2009

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