Boiler pilot light purging?

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Well that took ages. It was 3C last night so I decided the garage heati= ng may soon be required for the parrots (I have it set to 5C on their th= ermostat). So I went to light the boiler's pilot light (which otherwise= uses =A310 a month of gas!), but it wouldn't light after trying for a f= ew minutes. I opened up the jet chamber, and the igniter was sparking f= ine and when holding the green button, I could hear gas, but not smell i= t. I can only assume there was a huge amount of air in the line. Why? = It is now lit after another 10 minutes of holding the green button.

P.S. the gas was off at the main lever in the meter box all summer.

[John Rumm]

The parrots were trying to kill you... it seems they failed... this time!

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

One did once try to short a wall light. He caused a small BANG! which e= choed in the glass shade when he managed to get the live to touch the st= eel bracket and flew off rapidly.

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Dancing cheektocheek is really a form of floor play.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

A boiler that old will be wasting more than 10 quid of gas a month when actually working...

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Takes a while to pay for the replacement of it earlier than necessary. = That argument gets used by people for buying new efficient cars.

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A foursome of ladies was standing on a tee when a streaker ran across th= e fairway in front of them. One lady asks, "Is that Dick Green?" Another replied, "No, I think it's just the reflection off the grass."

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Apart from heating the garage for the parrots, it isn't used very much. = And won't be once I get round to renovating the garage so it's better i= nsulated.

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A foursome of ladies was standing on a tee when a streaker ran across th= e fairway in front of them. One lady asks, "Is that Dick Green?" Another replied, "No, I think it's just the reflection off the grass."

[Capitol]

and saving £40 amonth on servicing and replacement costs.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Exactly. I've had 15 years of no replacing or servicing. All I've paid= out for is the gas, and a stopcock in the loft which was weeping (nothi= ng to do with the boiler).

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A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as= afterwards.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Exactly. I've had 15 years of no replacing or servicing. All I've paid out for is the gas, and a stopcock in the loft which was weeping (nothing to do with the boiler).

So you can fit your own boiler, but not pack the gland on a stopcock. PMSL!

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

It was an old stopcock and the replacement was =A33. Why bother to repa= ir something I can get brand new for =A33?

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The world's largest fruit are giant pumpkins. The world record is 1061l= bs (481.3 kg).

[Richard]

FFS, use quotefix or something similar.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

It was an old stopcock and the replacement was ?3. Why bother to repair something I can get brand new for ?3?

Because the old one was quality and would have outlived your new 3 quid piece of cheap shit. Do you know what PTFE tape is?

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

Quality solid brass.

Yes. But as the tap was very old, I preferred not to have another bit o= f it fail later.

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Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

[Tough Guy no. 1265]

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I've been telling him this for a decade. He thinks I'm unusual in wanti= ng indents.

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[Tough Guy no. 1265]

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Why do only a very few OE users have this problem? Is it a very old ver= sion without a bug fix? I think he might still be using Windows XP.

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According to a British medical journal, men reduce their chances of havi= ng a fatal heart attack by [about] 36% if they have at least 100 orgasms= a year.

[Jonno]

Dave Plowman (News) scribbled

It's not wasted if it sees off the oxygen thief.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

A Firefox update yesterday screwed me up good and proper. It was weird. This could be better, if not never mind.

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[Richard]

That's better. Good boy.

[Mr Pounder Esquire]

Thank you for bringing my attention to this problem, The Firefox update removed Quotefix.

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[Fredxxx]

Are you the sort to use PTFE tape on compression fittings?