|> | |> |gort wrote: |> |> David Hansen wrote: |> |>
|> |> > On 14 Jan 2007 02:27:06 -0800 someone who may be "Tim" |> |> > wrote this:- |> |> >
|> |> >>The fire is a Verine model. There is no thermocouple. |> |> >
|> |> > Then there will be some sort of optical detection of the pilot light |> |> > flame. |> |>
|> |> In which case the detector may be sooty and need cleaning. |> | |> |Doh! Had a closer look and there is a thermocouple> I'm not convinced |> |that it is the cause of the problem because the fire starts beeping as |> |soon as the pilot lights, too soon for it to be registering a |> |thermocouple problem (I think). |>
|> I work on the principle of "if in doubt do the easiest cheapest thing |> first", so I would change the thermocouple. | |I would normally but the stupid design of the fire means that I have to |disassemble the whole ruddy thing to get at the connections. The battery |pack is easy to replace. | |I was just hoping someone knew what the beeps meant. | Well change that the beeps might be low battery.