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my very elderly father in law has a vokera 20/80 flowmatic…

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my very elderly father in...

my very elderly father in law has a vokera 20/80 flowmatic overhauled substantially last year, probably it may have been better to have it replaced then but he couldnt manage the apparent disruption. same applies now. main jets are not lighting but pilot is on fans and pumps are working. turn it off and it will relight ok but main jets stay off continuity through safty stat appears ok. water pressure was a little low when it failed (about 1 bar rather than 1.5) but it has been pressured up

any thoughts where i should look first?

regards

stan

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