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i have installed a firebird burner with the new ELCO burner the burner is factory set with a 0.65 nozzle i want to downsize the nozzle to a 0.60 as i feel the output is high, i am finding it difficult to get measurements ie pump pressure distance from diffuser etc would appreciate any help thanks
I have been using a Stanley stove with a back boiler for the past ten years. We are now converting to gas and have disconnected the stove from the mains. We would like to keep the stove but I am concerned about how safe/unsafe that might be. I lit a fire and as I had been told, we had a sauna...
I have a worcester greenstar camray utility 12/18 oil boiler and we have not used the hot water for years on the boiler we use it for just heating as we have electric shower and dishwasher etc. This year we thought we would use the hot water, but on turning the hot water on it only heats the...
Anyone got any suggestion on how, if possible you could clear soot from the condensing heat exchanger of a Grant Vortex. Have many of you encountered blockages like this? Have any of you been able to avoid condemnation of the boiler the due to the stainless heat exchanger being blocked? What can...
Hi all.
I am thinking about how to get the most from pv panels. I have a worcester Green star oil Combi boiler about 5 years old.
If I install a mains pressure immersion tank can I convert the boiler to a non combi type? And heat the water in the tank with the boiler.
Also is it possible to...
Sorry for a long post but we have a complicated thermal store situation
Over the summer we had a new solid fuel stovax back boiler installed and upgraded our hot water storage tank to a thermal store.
We have not had reliable hot water since. Initially we only used the emersion and after...
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Anyone on here familiar with the installation of remote filling pipes for domestic oil tanks?
We are trying to figure out ways of getting a delivery from the front of a cottage to the rear without going through the property. One possibility - still apparently being explored by the...
problemsolving a electro sterling burner and have narrowed thing down to the stem in the pump that the solenoid should activate- it appears to be seized solid - a magnet can't move it - the solenoid can't- and neither can I physically move the plunger with a lot of force. Time to replace it - or...
Relatively new to servicing, but have come across a Riello RDB unit that will not disengage from the unit.
I have unbolted the securing nut but the burner will not budge. the boiler is a Warmflow unit quite a few years old and from the look of it and the oil hose I have replaced, not been...
I fitted this boiler some 18 years ago it's now time for a upgrade and the client has asked me to find a suitable replacement , I am not really doing oil installs any longer so I would appreciate some guidance on a suitable replacement please , I did think of a external boiler but this may...
Hi. I recently purchased a house with an old oil boiler (Boulter Classic) which had a timer switch to turn the pump/boiler on/off.
After a bit of research I decided to replace the timer switch with a Salus RT510TX wireless thermostat / receiver.
So on replacing the old timer with the Salus...
Need to repair an oil line that’s underground (digger/ old oil line that’s being disused) now I know it’s not the best but what’s the best practice eg flared and denso
Hi,
I'm still getting used to oil after converting from wood pellets.
I'm fairly happy with it's operation, but slightly adjusting temperatures to get as low return temp, while keeping house & DHW hot enough.
Anyway, I've always believed that when the flue had a white plume exiting, it was a...
Hi, wondering if anyone can help. I have a leak coming from my oil boiler only when the boiler is fired up. It's down the bottom with beside a bolt and what looks to be a bleed nipple
My wife got oil delivered and they bled the boiler. Is there anyway a leak could happen from someone...
The boiler has just been serviced and lots of new parts fitted, On firing up all works fine for approx 15 seconds then the flame cuts out but the motor keeps running, after approx 10 seconds the flame fires up again for 15 seconds and the same thing happens. If I remove the front door/cover of...
Hi. Having recently qualified in oil(yet to do any oil in the real world), I was wondering where the best place is I can get the manuals from for all the different oil boilers please? Also been called today about a service on a Camray 2 that hasn't been serviced for years....any advice after a...
Builder at my house went through oil line has been repaired and oil purged back to boiler. Now it wont fire but it doesn't lock out either. Motor runs, fan runs. It goes to fire but then wont hold the flame. keeps trying to ignite every 15 seconds but never locks out. I have checked photocell...
What is the significance of the kg/hr stamped on danfoss nozzles, I have a 0.6 usgpm nozzle fitted in my 20/26kw Firebird SE boiler. 0.6 usgpm is 2.27LPH and my boiler output of 20kw at 84% efficiency reflects this more or less. 2.27 LPH = 1.79 kgs/hr (see table) at a kerosene SG of 0.79, there...
Very strong varnish/gloss smell from behind oil fired boiler.
Was strong kerosene smell for a week, last 7 days strong gloss/varnish smell.
Needs sorting asap.
Thanks
Mark
Mawnan- Falmouth
Hi all.
Okay.
Long storey but, I'll try & keep it as short as possible.
We are buying a house that is in a little rural village so no gas. A guy bought it to renovate & sell over but it appears, bit off a little more than he can chew as apparently he usually buys cheap properties, toshes them...
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