Just moved into a house and found a problem with the BAXI Solo 2 40 PF
boiler. From cold, when you set it to continuous (and i assume also if
it was timed), all the status lights light up as normal, including the
pilot and burner light, but the pilot doesnt actually light. What is
worrying is that the burner light goes on even when the pilot isnt lit
(it must think the pilot is lit) and you can hear and smell gas coming
out of the flu.

If you turn the water or heating request off and back on again straight
away it lights normally, it waits for the pilot to light before
starting the burner.

Any ideas?

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Just moved into a house and found a problem with the BAXI Solo 2 40 PF
boiler. From cold, when you set it to continuous (and i assume also if
it was timed), all the status lights light up as normal, including the
pilot and burner light, but the pilot doesnt actually light. What is
worrying is that the burner light goes on even when the pilot isnt lit
(it must think the pilot is lit) and you can hear and smell gas coming
out of the flu.

If you turn the water or heating request off and back on again straight
away it lights normally, it waits for the pilot to light before
starting the burner.

The only explanation I can think of is a (not so common) pcb fault, one
of the relays isn't being energised and it opens the pilot and main gas
valve without sparking or sensing the (non-existent) flame

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geoff