The intermittent pilot flame goes out after the heating cycle plus remains off until the next time the thermostat calls for heat
Everything was ready, however the furniture had been pushed aside to make room for our sleeping bags, the snacks plus Coca-Cola were in the fridge, plus the movies had been ordered… I was having a sleepover at my house with three of my best friends. The big event had been on our calendars for weeks plus the excitement was building… But Murphy’s Law, it seemed, had prevailed – whatever could go wrong – did! The boiler had quit with no warning whatsoever. I panicked, of course; Who could come this late on a Friday afternoon to maintenance it? I found a number to call for an Heating as well as A/C professional and, thankfully, he was able to come within the hour. The problem was – he came at quite a cost. But what choice did I have? Once the professional arrived, he went to the basement plus started assessing the cause. I wanted to rest next to him plus tell him to hurry, but I forced myself to stay out of his way. It didn’t take long for him detect what was causing the boiler to quit, and he said that since I had an induced draft boiler, an intermittent pilot ignites the burner gas with a high voltage spark only when the thermostat calls for heat. The intermittent pilot flame goes out after the heating cycle plus remains off until the next time the thermostat calls for heat. What had happened was that the ignitor had cracked plus needed to be replaced. I was so blissful that it was just a matter of replacing a part, which – thankfully, he had in his truck. In no time, the boiler was running again plus the house slowly started warming up – just in time for the sleepover.