Gazco Studio 1 fires - battery v mains ?
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Hi folks, anyone a gas fire fitter or electrician ?
I have the above fire and it uses batteries in the controller unit. This is a real pain as it seems to guzzle batteries every couple of months.
Trying to find out if there is a way of wiring the controller to the mains with some kind of transformer in between ?
Thanks
I have the above fire and it uses batteries in the controller unit. This is a real pain as it seems to guzzle batteries every couple of months.
Trying to find out if there is a way of wiring the controller to the mains with some kind of transformer in between ?
Thanks
Controller in the wall is powered by 3 * C type batteries, but it practically needs full power to drive the ignition, so they run out pretty quick.
It doesn't light first time either. It's almost as if the gas pipe leading to the pilot needs to be "filled" via a starting routine. We then turn it off and restart and that usually does it. We do let it go through the routine, it tries to light the pilot but fails. As per poster above, this probably isn't helping the battery life.
Does anyone know what parts are needed to drive this from a mains perspective ? Can't seem to find anything online.
Apart from the starting shenanigans, we love the fire. It looks good, produces plenty of heat and the thermostat system works well for us. Just a shame the starting mechanism isn't trouble free ! This time of year is the usual problem, as we haven't used it for months, the batteries have usually run down and won't fire the igniter.....and we partially hid the controller away behind cupboards so to change the batteries is a bit of a faff.
It doesn't light first time either. It's almost as if the gas pipe leading to the pilot needs to be "filled" via a starting routine. We then turn it off and restart and that usually does it. We do let it go through the routine, it tries to light the pilot but fails. As per poster above, this probably isn't helping the battery life.
Does anyone know what parts are needed to drive this from a mains perspective ? Can't seem to find anything online.
Apart from the starting shenanigans, we love the fire. It looks good, produces plenty of heat and the thermostat system works well for us. Just a shame the starting mechanism isn't trouble free ! This time of year is the usual problem, as we haven't used it for months, the batteries have usually run down and won't fire the igniter.....and we partially hid the controller away behind cupboards so to change the batteries is a bit of a faff.
Edited by Steve Campbell on Tuesday 19th September 20:39
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