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shaman
Looking for a plumber to pipe up Rayburn to an R type neutraliser (and alter pipework to connect existing oil boiler). Job in SG8 OQE. The job is...
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shaman
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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...
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RayPooley
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I have a danesmore 20/25 oil boiler and it is firing up but it’s producing no heat to the water or the radiators My next door neighbour an...
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SimonG
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Has anyone heard off or installed this system? I would appreciate any feedback! Heat Hero Gravity - heathero.ie
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Stephen Moloney
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I have a SIP space heater and fitted a new matching spec oil nozzle as part of a service on it. I wanted to check the pump pressure with the new...
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JC22024
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Crossfingers
Hi 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?
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Crossfingers
Crossfingers
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I'm looking for some advice on a frustrating problem I'm having with my old Eurostar 50-60s oil boiler please? Although it's old, most parts...
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Jacey96
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I have a redundant gas cooker supply to cap, but wondered what the nut on the top of the gas supply bayonet fitting is used for?
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ShaunCorbs
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Seized baffles - can anyone give advice how to free them ? Worcester Camry boiler
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Chuck
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My oil fired boiler won’t fire up it is in lockout After a power cut my oil feeder is showing out of fuel- it isn’t. And now my boiler is in...
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SimonG
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A bit of history first. 2 yrs ago visited a grant boiler with boiler and pipework kettling. I added SentX200 noise reducer. It is standard open...
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Tractorboy13
Hi all, I have a wallstar combi oil fired boiler. We got low on oil a couple of weeks ago but didn't run out. Since we've had our oil delivered...
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Tractorboy13
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Help Please We have a 2005 Worcester Bosch Oil Heatslave 26/32 that is fitted with the optional timer. Recently we have a problem. To get either...
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heatslave
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Why are all these boilers supplied with a clear plastic fuel line?.
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John.g
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Im working on 6 suspended air blowers running old riello G5s.Oil tank is 100m away on ground level so 5m lower than the burners.So each unit has...
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ShaunCorbs
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My Rayburn has been working well for ages and although old it is regularly serviced. Now it has decided not to fire up on the boiler side, cooker...
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Jon Sparks
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Got this from a friend which allegedly was in continuous use for 35 years!!, the (Firebird) boiler was/is running on a mixture of 75% "diesel" +...
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SimonG
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Noticed today that the ground looked damp around the outside of our Worcester Bosch Heatslave 25/32 External Boiler. Took the cover off and warm...
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mitchino
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I've a client with a rusty 20yr+ old Certikin 180 (44kw) oil pool boiler that needs changing. Certikins replacement looks like it is the exact...
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jonesghd
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Heatslave II 25/32 water leak from PHE Inlet block. When DHW PRV fitting was removed a white flat seal/washer was found in 3 pieces. This seal is...
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mitchino
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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...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hi Folks I'm wondering anyone here, has any indepth knowledge on the Worcester Heatslave Combi Boiler. This boiler is quite old (2006) but it has...
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Peter J Brown
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Jock Spanners
Evening All, I have a customer who wants a modern oil boiler fitting to replace his ancient one. The big problem is he's divided his house into...
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ShaunCorbs
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I have a Grant Vortex Blue 26kw external oil boiler, installed less than 12 months ago. It's had intermittent non-starting problems resulting in...
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exedon2
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My oil boiler is 2009 vintage. Just been serviced. Had a new tank fitted by approved fitter. I notice that the bottom of the tank is roughly on...
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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...
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Michael Hall
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My firebird oil boiler hw supply is luke warm, but does heat up slightly when run if the ch is on at the same time. Is this a faulty diverter...
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John.g
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Hi, I have a combi boiler that fails to fire up and sustain the burn. I read a similar post on this site but it doesn't precisely match my needs...
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L Adams
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Hi, I'm looking to change our boiler as part of some general house renovations. Could anyone recommend one that's going to be ultra reliable...
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Hi, I have a three-zone 2016 house with gas heating. When the downstairs heating switches off, it bangs extremely loudly. I have tried adding...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
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I have been told that I can't have a mains pressure unvented hot water cylinder with a back boiler on a wood burning stove as the heat source is...
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SimonG
SimonG
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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...
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rose cotts
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Hi, Newbie here so feel free to teach me the etiquette of this place, and apologies for the lengthy opening post. The boiler started locking out...
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SimonG
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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...
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Dave hall
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Closed heating system, approx 14 years old with oil fired boiler, feeding around 18 radiators over 2 floors. One small radiator nearest the...
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StillGame
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Recently I needed to re-route very old and dodgy oil pipe from tank to boiler. I dug trench and laid a duct and the engineer used green plastic...
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ShaunCorbs
ShaunCorbs
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Having a few issues with my combi boiler, its 14 years old now and due to be replaced as we are building extension, but need to get another 10...
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SimonG
SimonG
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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...
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Kevin L
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Green star oil combi heat exchanger noise day and night water whooshing /gurgling
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Chuck
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Bogart
Probably been asked before but cannot see where. Inside my boiler there is written nozzle 1.25 x60 W. In an envelope attached to boiler is a new...
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Bogart
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Hi, I am trying to service a Trianco Eurostar 70/90 oil boiler but I just can not get the bayonet fitting blast tube to turn and release to gain...
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Bodgit
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Crossfingers
Please help Our Grant Vortex Pro oil combi boiler seems to have developed a drip from some sort of valve where it looks like there's a limescale...
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Crossfingers
Crossfingers
Jock Spanners
Evening All, We've just moved into gas boilers (after years doing gas) and are currently tooling up. On our first install we had problems bending...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hello have issue with Firebird enviromax C26 its doest want to start for what ever reason it tries but cuts off almost instant and keeps trying...
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Bogart
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...
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Bogart
Bogart
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I have just bought a Danesmoor greenstar12-18, fitted with Reillo RBD burner. Worcester notes should be used with C2 Kerosene, is it possible to...
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SimonG
SimonG
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We have an outdoor Worcester Bosch Greenstar 25/32 Oil Fired Combi. We are getting a random lockout fault, code 855 9F. Pushing reset sorts it...
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mitchino
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Hi all, all new to this breakdown life, currently waiting on getting on a training course, so just been relying on technical and instructions...
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CJAY40
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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...
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Crossfingers
Hi Is it possible for a DIYer to replace an expansion vessel and hose? It's an external grant vortex boiler and from what I've seen online it...
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ShaunCorbs
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Hi, We had our annual oil burner service carried out by a well known Norfolk firm last Thursday and all was great for a day. Came home from work...
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exedon2
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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...
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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...
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SimonG
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I have a new Grant Vortex 15/26 oil boiler installed. It has a boiler thermostat with no numerical information, just a wedge graphic and covers...
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james63
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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...
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MetMan
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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...
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Lincoln22
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I have recently moved into a house with a central heating system that runs from oil or/and the multi fuel stove. The water gets hot and then...
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SimonG
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Evening Gents. That time of year again the wife has demanded the CH Be turned on. However, im having an issue with it - It simply isnt turning...
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exedon2
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When putting our CH and HW on, it’s sometimes a lottery as to whether the central heating will come on. The HW works every time with no problems...
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MichaelGo
Looking for help identifying a photocell for an old Myson Velaire oil boiler. The current photocell is a danfoss 057h202d type D photocell, which...
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SimonG
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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...
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CarlMc
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Hi Have a 4 port solid fuel back boiler, is the any disadvantages of capping two of the ports off, (eg top left bottom right) then using it as a...
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Chuck
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Hi All, I have a Firebird Enviromax external oil boiler, it has a Riello RDB2.2 C26 burner which keeps locking out. It has been an ongoing...
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Hi, I have an oil-fired Aga with a BM oil control valve and a Flexitemp thermostatic control (see the image in this thread for an example). When...
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Andrew N Yorkshire
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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...
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Andrew N Yorkshire
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Hi Looking at some time connecting my solid fuel boiler up to HW cylinder, problem i have is where cylinder is the first floor drops by about...
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Ric2013
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I have a 10 year old oil boiler has run well and gets serviced every year all tests are spot on, last week started locking out, would reset and...
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schubes18
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installed a warmflow 70/90 bluebird boiler with a 0.55 x 80 degree nozzle. boiler is only heating 5 radiators in a small 2 bed house. what is the...
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SimonG
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I'm about to start the plumbing of my house and wanting to use a maxipod with a oil fired boiler and a log stove. But its a single story house...
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ShaunCorbs
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Just had oil boiler serviced and was told balanced flue failing on old Tranco Eurostar.Starting to suck exhaust fumes into boiler instead of clean...
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SimonG
SimonG
Bogart
My ageing tiger loop could do with replacing. All I can find online have horizontal connections whereas mine has the connections vertically the...
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Bogart
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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)...
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SimonG
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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...
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MikeJhn
I have just been looking at the back page of the Regin service forms, under item 2.4 it says "Change wheel type fire valve for remote acting type"...
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RayPlumb
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Watchman Plus plug monitor showing “r” so replaced 4 x AAA in power tube and measured 6.3V at connector. After switch on, monitor displays serial...
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Barnjet
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Hi there. I wondered if any of you pro’s have seen a strange fault that I’ve had with my Oil boiler. Long story short, boiler failed to operate...
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urebaz78
My current set up (images attached). I can heat my hot water tank (oldWood Fire.jpg) using the coal/wood fire , however how would I be able to use...
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Ben-gee
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Hi, I have two Crosland type 68489 inline oil filters in my domestic heating system. I need some replacement seals or gaskets to fit between the...
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SimonG
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Hi we had a recent service on our 40 year old Thorn oil boiler, we fire it up for the 1st time since the service todayfor got water, after 20...
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SimonG
SimonG
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Hi guys, I'm relatively new to oil and have a question regarding S/ES and H/EH nozzle patterns. I know that the ES/EH are specifically for...
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Stompi3
Hi there. We have recently moved into a rental. We told our landlord and he says he can't smell anything. The boiler is in our spare room which...
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SimonG
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Hello, Re-jigging a serviceable Boulter Camray 2 boiler to run presurised instead of gravity. Manual says it can but we need to fit Manual reset...
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SimonG
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Morning, I'm planning chimney maintenance work in July. Its a stone chimney, cement rendered above the roofline with wood burner and stainless...
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hi guys. When the riello burner is firing when I pull out the photocell and cover it up the flame goes out then comes back on? Can you tell me how...
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Best
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Hi, 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...
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Cari S
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Recently needing to reset the little red button under the black cap on the boiler about 3 times a week. Always serviced annually. How can I stop...
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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...
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SJB060685
SJB060685
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I have an ecoflam minor 60/80 oil fired central heating burner which is refusing to start. I have changed the burner nozzle but don't seem to be...
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SJB060685
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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...
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Hi everyone-im a first time poster and after some info on what type of boiler to fit to my repiped house. I have an old large house which has...
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Hi, today I turned my central heating oil boiler on at the switch inside and it seemed to fire up but the water didn't get warm so I checked and...
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SJB060685
SJB060685
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Hi i wonder if anybody can help ? I drained down my warmflow boiler for a new rad , now its needs 3 bar pressure to trigging boiler back into life...
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SimonG
SimonG
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Hi i hope someone can help, a couple weeks ago boiler was not staying on so i thought i would check rads and i bled them and it fired up and was...
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SJB060685
SJB060685
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Worcester Danesmoor 20/25, about 18 years old. B11 burner. We came home a few days ago to find our boiler in lockout, and not wanting to restart...
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SimonG
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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...
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ShaunCorbs
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Oil fired boiler is heating my cellar but not my first floor, I have hot water baseboard heat. Thank you.
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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...
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JC22024
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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...
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John.g
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Hi guys, will be grateful for your advice. Riello rdb1 in Grant combi. When boiler has been switched off for several hours on start up burner...
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