Today, having just unblocked the loo, I was told that the gas fire
wouldn't light.
It's a Baxi Dream (I think) and has a little 9 volt battery (alkaline
6F22) that usually runs the clicking thing that lights the fire.
I tried to get the original 8-year old battery out. Eventually, with the
aid of 2 screwdrivers, I managed to lever it out.

Then, try as I might, I couldn't get the replacement to stay in place.
The concept of the battery holder seems to be that the bottom of the
battery should be placed against the end of the battery holder and the
two clips on the connector end pushed over some shaped springy wire. The
trouble seems to be that the batteries are slightly larger than the ones
the designer had when he specified the shape of the springy wire rather
than specifying standard connectors.
The replacement (Poundland) battery seems exactly the same size as the
original.

I wondered if anyone had one of these fires and had encountered the
problem. I don't really want to have to try dismantling the fire and the
missus is threatening to get a man in.
--
Bill