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Uncle Peter wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:35:47 -0000, Bob Eager
wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:29:09 +0000, Mick wrote:

"Uncle Peter" wrote in message
news Anyone turn the pilot light of their boiler or gas fire off in
summer?

Never had a pilot light!

I'd be interested to know what proportion of new boilers have them...

I've never had a new boiler. I take it they start with an electric
spark like modern cookers? I've never known a cooker sparker to wear
out, so I guess the boilers don't either?

Well you are not that knowledgeable are you really? Petrol cars have
"sparkers" AKA spark plugs, and if you drive, then you know that they wear
out quite regularly - so why wouldn't those used on boilers and cookers be
any different?


Because a spark plug in a petrol engine must spark many 1000's of time
every minute, probably billions of times during it's operating life .
Cooker and boiler spark electrodes a few times a day.

So yes, whilst they can wear out, it's not that common.
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Chris French