Baxi solo RS wall hung boiler installed 13/14 years ago. Not combi - i.e. has hot tank and header tank.
The pilot light does not stay on when the knob is released, even after 2 minutes or more rather than the 10 secs they say, so cannot relight the boiler which went out for reason not known. The instructions say to wait 3 mins before relighting the pilot but this does not appear necessary, so I can light the pilot but only by holding the gas knob in.
Don't know if it has overheat cut-out. I can't find a reset knob though.
This happened 6 months ago and the plumber replaced the gas control (?) - that's the bit with the knob you push in to light the pilot etc. He said it might be another part which is more expensive to replace.
I thought boilers were reasonably robust but if this keeps going wrong it may be better to simply replace it.
Questions:
1 Is the boiler at the end of it's natural life and should be replaced? 2 If so I would want to replace like with like as the simplest option - are there new regulations altering the type you can replace it with? 3 If not, what parts are likely to be needed to get it working reliably? - No sense in keep calling out the plumber who does seem good. 4 Is there anything else I need to consider? My wife would like to rip the whole system out as she doesn't like central heating but it would knock £30/40k off the value of the house so I'm against it.Many thanks for your help & advice.
Hontres.