They don't make them like this anymore!

[Best]

Note the date! 1962 oil burner and boiler and still working today and near original. "The Economy of Quality" How appropriate, - buy a boiler and never need to replace it in a lifetime.


Circulating pump still going from 1962 with no isolating valves.

54 years

 

[thompsonbrown]

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Circulating pump still going from 1962 with no isolating valves.

Isolation valves weren't invented till 1963. Lol
That blue colour of the pump, reminds me of a old SMC manifold assembly from the 80s

 

[Millsy 82]

The oldest oil boiler I've seen was installed in 1965 and they were saying that it was 2nd hand then and had been donated to the rugby club.

Unfortunately when I got called out to it (it was there biggest game of the year, a local derby and the winner got promoted) the boiler had turned into a sieve and the burner was flooded they asked if I could fix it?

 

[lame plumber]

I have a similar one of those pumps on a system I go to occasionally, got a belt as the cover had fallen off the terminal block!!! dam dark cupboards.