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Thanks. I'll try and run the burner without baffles and the with the air slide well open.Wet sooty passages are horrible to deal with, really very little you can do. If its really bad take as many turbulators out as possible, put them in a container with hot water and bicarbonate soda and leave to soak and providing there's enough space for flue gases to pass bring the boiler on to dry it out. Once dry tackle it.
I've seen blocked condensate do this several times and its never an easy job. You also want to take burner out and maybe line the inside of boiler with old newspapers before trying to clean.
This is going to be dirty.
Good luck.
Thanks for taking the time.Your responses have to be cleared by admin because you're a new member, so I'm only just seeing it. I've haven't used dualx, although I've had a quick look online and the product looks OK. I've also run it through some of my fellow oil engineers with conflicting results. Some only do the old scraper and hoover method and some have said that the kamco cleaning products are better.
Are you a home owner or an engineer?
Hi. Update as promised.Yes the updated stainless steel trap is a direct swap, can't go wrong.
Yes let us know the results please
Yep.I checked with them in case it was a neccessary part but as you say,discard and forget.If its the flap I think it is in the snorkel hose do away with it, a poor design that that firebird don't include in new boilers because of it.
Yep.I checked with them in case it was a neccessary part but as you say,discard and forget.
Poor idea.Wouldn't hurt to have a sensor in thecondensate line either. Maybe this problem is rare though.
Firebird offer a condensate pump as a standard extra it seems and it is wired into the burner feed so burner on pump on I guess this must be the norm,as I said,I'm well past it! Sorry don't see how the overheat stat is triggered? Normal stat will shut burner down first? Is it a series wiring thing?You can wire in a condensate pump unit to control burner feed. Should the pump fail or a blockage occur the pump will not run and the high level limit stat will cut the power.
I've again asked my fellow engineers and the answer is none of the current boiler manufacturers have this as standard, I've not seen one either, although Firebird used to offer an optional pump as an extra, not sure if they still do though.
Firebird offer a condensate pump as a standard extra it seems and it is wired into the burner feed so burner on pump on I guess this must be the norm,as I said,I'm well past it! Sorry don't see how the overheat stat is triggered? Normal stat will shut burner down first? Is it a series wiring thing?
Anyhow it's clearly vital to change the neutralizing cartridge regularly.
Mick.
Got it. High level sensor is for liquid not temp...of course it is!!! Makes sense. Need to work out sensor location but it seems a sensible upgrade.No the normal high limit and boiler stats control feed to burner. With an external pump wired in series after stats it has its own high level liquid limit stat.
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