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Method for operating a gas burner appliance (10). the gas burner appliance (10) comprising: a combustion chamber (11) in which a defined gas/air mixture is combusted. a mixing device (23) to provide said gas/air mixture. a gas safety valve unit (19) assigned to the gas duct (16) to open or close the gas duct (16) having a first gas safety valve (19a) and a second gas safety valve (19b) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a). a gas flow modulator (18) assigned to the gas duct (16), an electrical or electronic absolute pressure sensor (21) positioned downstream of the first gas safety valve (19a). wherein the gas burner appliance (10) goes into lockout state if a defined number of burner-start-ups of the gas burner appliance (10) failed. namely did not result into a combustion, and wherein the gas burner appliance (10) is operated by executing the following steps to provide an electrical or electronic pressure-switch functionality: Before each burner-start-up of the gas burner appliance (10) measuring a first absolute pressure by the absolute pressure sensor (21) when the first gas safety valve (19a) is closed. During each burner-start-up of the gas burner appliance (10) measuring a second absolute pressure by the absolute pressure sensor (21) when the first gas safety valve (19a) is opened, determining a pressure difference between the first and second absolute pressure, and comparing the pressure difference with a threshold. A lockout of gas burner appliance (10) is allowed or prevented on basis of the comparison of the pressure difference with the threshold.

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