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How simple is it to replace the expansion vessel hose? Do I simply turn the boiler off, drain the boiler and swap hoses, using some PTFE tape?
Can I get a backboiler connected to an indirect vented hot water cylinder through the existing small bore coil which was used previously for a pumped oil boiler, ie do I have to get a new tank with a wide bore gravity feed coil (and scrap the present hot tank?)
I understand the pump would have...
Hi, just fitted a new fuel pump and control unit to my ecotherm boiler but I still can’t get any fuel to the top of the pump, nothing coming out of the bleed screw but definitely fuel in the bottom of the pump. I checked the voltage to the pump and it’s only 80volts but there is 240volts going...
Camray 5 (90A) (20 year old) oil boiler, had a noisy fan on the boiler so investigated, just a bit of dirt in the casing however, having removed the burner unit I replaced the Burner Nozzle no problem, old was very dirty and sooty. Found the boiler wouldn't fire up. SO rather than than mess...
The boiler (480k, serviced every year) will not turn off at the end of the 3rd timed cycle each day, even though the green 'on' light is out. This happens when set to 'heat and hot water'. Switching to 'hot water' only, turns it off. Engineer called three times and has replaced the control...
Why are all these boilers supplied with a clear plastic fuel line?.
Hi - I've had some conflicting advice so looking for confirmation please - what size should a heat sink radiator for a log burner/boiler be? I've been told by one installer 10% of output to water and another 20%. I can;t find aything in building regs and can;t find a HETAS document with that...
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Am looking after my elderly parents (90 and 94) at the mo... And noticed a burning rubber-ish smell from the back of the boiler earlier this evening.
When I looked at one of the G/Y ones relating to ? thermostat limit settings on the l/h side, I realised it had come loose (and was resting...
Has anyone come across this before. Lead from the electrode on Firebird Combi. 2 years old. Riello 2.2 burner. If so any any ideas re Cause?
possibly looks like it has been touching the oil line nut. But sheathing should protect it
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I have a oil fired Rayburn with a BM controller and flexitemp, installed for 10yrs +, which has developed a fault.
It runs OK either high or low settings through the day but when left over night on low setting goes out ?
Flexitemp seems to operate when tested
Any help would be appreciated
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Any concensus on heating oil additives?
Bought a couple bottles of this stuff on amazon it appears to get good reviews:
My boiler is a new Firebird Condensing boiler with elco low nox burner. Kerosene heating oil tank external. Had some minor sludge in the tank filter at last paper filter...
The Blue CPCS Competent Operator Card is an ID and competence card provided by the CPCS. It demonstrates that an individual has met certain health and safety requirements and that they are qualified in their occupation as a plant worker. It is the next level up for sale .It is the you progress...
Hi all, all new to this breakdown life, currently waiting on getting on a training course, so just been relying on technical and instructions since I passed my oftec.
The current boiler is a two pipe line off a tiger loop.
I went to a Grant vortex boiler last week where the boiler went into...
Hi all, can anyone confirm to me what the difference is between a heatslave 15/19 and 20/25 physically? So the reason for the question is if I bought a second hand 20/25, could I strip it down and use most of the parts as spares on my 15/19. From what I can gather, heat exchanger plate, pump...
We have recently moved into a propery which has this Tiffel oil boiler installed.
The boiler kicks in when I have the setting on water only.
the screen shows 14 degrees
It may need the boiler programming or maybe another issue.
can’t find any instructions on line in English.
so any advise would...
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. ?
The boiler is a Warmflow B1 Oil CH Boiler.
Does the thermostat fail in an open state or closed state with a hard failure?
Can they simply start to malfunction and not control the temperature correctly in a soft fail situation?
The boiler is working but the homeowner says it's running all the...
Oil fired boiler is heating my cellar but not my first floor, I have hot water baseboard heat. Thank you.
Looking for some advice. I just recently removed my old single pipe steam system and in the process of installing a custom built wood fired hydronic boiler. Im going to use my old radiators in the system. Wondering if I should go with 1 loop where the return is tied directly back into it or...
Hi. Currently experiencing an issue with our oil fired central heating system. When CH/HW is switched on, the central heating does not always work - the hot water does however without fail. We had the timer set to come on last night but alas, only the H/W came on. After a couple of hours of...
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