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Grant 36e combi internal
Had a call early today to a Grant 36e internal combi. Fault was no heating but had hot water. Turns out various engineers had visited and the customer has lost faith. Forts thing I noticed was an array of parts strewn across the floor, solenoid, oil pump, pressure switch, 2 air vents and a flow...
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Riello HT lead burnt through
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 Thanks
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Cold Water only during power cut - why??
Boiler is Worcester Heatslave external 18/25. We were notified of a pending power-cut for today a few days ago. Electricity was due to be off for 12 hours but fortunately came back on after about 6. I assumed that I'd be able to draw the hot water from the 51 litre tank whilst the power was off...
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Low temprature oil tank thread sealant?
Happy New Year all! New Year new problems..... I have a new Titan oil tank to connect up replacing a similar un bunded one. No problem, fitted the original many years ago, I have my boiler on a temporary tank but I need to get the tank fittings on to get it filled. The 1" fitting in brass needs...
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Rayburn 400K won't maintain temperature
Hi - Our Rayburn 400K mainly runs low as a heater as we have LPG cooker. Yesterday (Christmas Day) I turned the control up to 8. It heated until the Thermodial needle got into the Roast sector, then it cut out and did not kick in again until it had cooled off - useless for roasting tatties! I...
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Grundfos UPS2 15-50/60 circulating pump problem
Hi, I'm new to this forum so I hope I've posted this in the right place. I installed a Grundfos UPS2 15-50/60 (part number 98334549) circulating pump into my oil fired central heating system 4 years ago. Recently on the boiler firing up the pump has not started, there is an intermittent...
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ShaunCorbs
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Tifel Eurocell AS 30
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...
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Riello Pump Identification
Hi guys, Can any one help with an old Riello pump and giving me an idea of a current p/n. The p/n on the old pump i have is 6070 9623, but this isn't recognized by any current suppliers website. dose any one know what current pump it would cross refer to? Many thanks Mark.
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Ecoflam Max 4
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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apcdave
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Condensing oil boiler plume question.
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...
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New to oil boilers & need loads of info.
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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SimonG
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elco burners and how to adjust
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
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Fire valve external oil boiler
Bit of help on the regulations please? An external oil boiler (metal case) sited outside the house but contained in a slightly larger wooden enclosure (foot bigger in all directions, ie not a shed). Would it be acceptable to place the fire valve inside the wooden enclosure?
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Overpriced OFTEC training course....
Looking to renew my certs. Noticed there is now an OFTEC training place in Aberdeen near me. dropped them a note asking about availability and price of the 3 day course... £1150... plus vat. HOW MUCH !!! Madness......
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Who is best for servicing Kane FGAs?
Whos' best for servicing Kane FGAs? Do you send them back to Kane or use an independent?
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Harvest Fields
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URGENT Oil Rayburn - float switch flips off before oil reaches wick
Hello all, we just moved into a house with a oil Rayburn range as the primary source of heating, but it has been off for about 10 years. We havent had any luck finding an engineer or knowledgeable person due to our extremely remote location and covid 19. the problem seems to be that as oil...
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The Ancient One
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Motor bearing size required for old style electro oil burner
I attended a lock out on a 40 year old Myson with an electro oil burner.Old style with orange fan housing.End dog was destroyed due to worn bearings.I replaced both bearings but one was the smaller type.Unfortunately i used my last one and forget the size as i need to order more. Not very common...
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URGENT! - Riello RDB not firing - 2 weeks after boiler servicing
Hi We moved in to a new house (a 200 year old cottage) 2 months ago and had the boiler serviced just 2 weeks ago. The guy said that the boiler has had some good money spent on it in the past and that it should be working perfectly. However I noticed over the past few days that the water...
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Navien boilers-any good?
Hi all Doing a full roof to ground refurb on an old rural property and looking for oil boiler reccomendations. I've happened upon the Navien brand but am unfamiliar with them-Firebird and Grant are in the mix too.... Installation as proposed is a 28kW external system boiler feeding LLH to...
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Worcester Bosch Heatslave 26/32 Hot Water Problems
I have a Worcester Bosch Oil Heatslave 26/32 which is about 17 years old. It has developed a fault that has come in stages so it might be more than one fault. It was fitted with the OEM programmer. 1. When the water heating is on, but the room heating is off, the boiler sometimes heats the...
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