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Hi,

I'm helping a friend out who is in hospital with his wife who is in
labour!

Brave of you, I would leave it to the doctors and nurses.

Basically the pilot light on their SIME combi boiler won't stay lit
and the pressure on the boiler is 3.25 bar when cold. It's a saturday
so not a good day for this to happen (especially as they'll be
arriving home with their first child shortly!)
Plumbers are asking £70+ just to look at it but i have a feeling they
will then say they need a part and that the wholesalers are shut till
monday, so my questions are as follows:

a) any ideas on a quick fix for this? (For someone who doesn't know
much about boilers..i doubt it somehow)

No quick fix, a part has failed which is why it doesn't work. It must have
gone for some time, so why did they ignore it?

b) Is a plumber likely to need parts? If yes,then I guess it's better
not to even get them out till monday and avoid extra call out charges

Why would you call a plumber to fix a boiler? A lot of plumbers do not need
to be registered with any professional body.

what do you think?

Thanks!
Charlie

Leave it to the couple, never volunteer or say you can do something when you
can't or you will be caught out again and have to post on here!