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Hello.
I'm hoping to get some advice.
I moved into a new build house a few years ago. A Firebird Silverpac external oil boiler (kabin pak type) was installed which is situated on top of the detached garage base - I've now decided to build the garage meaning the boiler will be now be located...
Been in property about 10 years and the valve on the (round/bunded) Balmoral tank has always been in pretty rusty state. Tank is 5,000 litres but only got about 300L left at the moment. Please see picture.
Looking for opinions on whether to get valve/filter assembly replaced due to rust or if I...
Hi Folks,
Disclaimer up front, I'd normally call in a professional for something like this but in the current climate DIY may be my only option. Our regular plumber, understandably, wont be calling to the house any time soon.
Our heating runs off of a Grant 50-70 + RDB2.2 at the back of the...
If any of you engineers out there take one of these Potterton BOA sectional boilers out before taking it to the scrap yard ring me 07977722363 because I want a spare section.
I fitted a brand new section to a 108 and the company did not have the decency to let me know a couple of years or so...
Hi everyone. I have a Eurostar 90 that Ive maintaned for 10 years and I think a lot older. I serviced it few months ago. All was good. Then about 4 weeks ago it locked out so cleaned filter at tank and filter in pump. (pump filter was clean). It randomly locked out sometimes hour sometimes a...
Hello, ive been to a greenstar worcester bosch combi , with intermittent lock out , I've traced it back to the flue, with the burn air intake pipe pipe removed the boiler will not lock out , but when it is fitted it lockds out. now that shows me that the air intake side of the flue is either...
hi chaps, major headache this winter with so many tanks having water and contaminants in bottom of 'em - the recent cold snap meant frozen oil lines etc etc...I have a hand sludge pump but looking for recommendations for a decent 240 v supply pump for this purpose ....typically 100 or so litres...
My grant 70 mk 2 heating pressure is constantly increasing in pressure. I have changed the heat exchanger as I believe that was the problem. Any ideas
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Hi all.
We have just had a new oil system installed including an external Tiger loop. I see that the 'new' Tiger loops are now a complete metal unit (as opposed to the previous plastic dome).
My question is - In the depths of UK Winter, may it be necessary for me to cover the Tiger loop to...
Hi all I have to site a condensing oil boiler close to a boundary. Its going to be one of these Greenstar 50/70 or there abouts.
The 600mm rule doesnt look like it applies, I think is 2.5 metres from the boundary as its condensing.
1) What should my distance from the boundary be?
2) Does this...
With regs requesting more oil line pressure testing, what's the best way to test an existing oil line with a tiger loop.
Can you leave it in place or do you exclude form test. ?
Noticed a Kerosene whiff around my tank the last few days. Found had a weep at the tank filter bowl.
stripped it down and changed the o-ring and bottom bolt seal. Boxed it back up, turned on the oil, and suddenly oil was shooting out the side of the bowl....wtf !
Further investigation showed...
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Replacing boiler and will be fitting Grundfos 25-80 Pump (recommended by pump sizing calculator). Any thoughts or advice on Magna1 versus UPS2?
From what I can see the Magna1 is a large beast but space not really an issue for me, but is it actually worth it? On paper specs look quite similar...
Hi, we have Worcester Bosch heatslave external oil boiler 18/25
Boiler locked out. Pressure was below 0.5 so brought pressure back up. When lock out is reset the burner attempts to light but sounds like a bag of spanners and cuts out again smelling strongly of oil. We have plenty of oil & the...
Hi there,
I'm a newbie to the Forum so very grateful for any advice received.
I need to identify a valve (make and possibly model) that's attached to my oil tank.
I attempted to change the filter in it yesterday, only to find that there wasn't one in there. It must have been removed by the...
Hi Forum,
I am about to start the process of removing a wood pellet boiler and replacing it with a Grant Vortex Eco 15-21kW Utility condensing oil boiler.
Flue currently in use is Staovax XQ Stainles twin-wall system, Stovax's manual states "For use with both commercial and domestic high...
Closed heating system, approx 14 years old with oil fired boiler, feeding around 18 radiators over 2 floors. One small radiator nearest the boiler and downstairs repeatedly fills up with hydrogen over a period of about 4 weeks. Hydrogen is suspected as it can be ignited and there is no smell...
Here is a classic example of why oil tanks should be installed correctly, with adequate spill and fire protection. This is what my sisters house mate managed to do to their shed yesterday. In the their garden is also a large double bunded plastic oil tank. Fortunately the tank was installed to...
Can anybody explain why I could get heating oil for 72p/l last Monday but by Friday was being asked 92p/l? The word profiteering comes to mind especially when nearly 50% of the cost is taxes in one form or another and the pump price at Asda for my diesel has been steady for a couple of weeks now.
Hi fellas, I have an old Ecoflam Max 4 TC Firebird burner ...does anyone know what oil pump I need for it?
many thanks
dave
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