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3T advice - connecting conventional oil boiler feed and vent
Hi new member here seeking basic advice on 3T connections. The current system uses a conventional vented oil boiler on the ground floor and is an old single pipe sytem with the boiler feed and vent from the expansion tank connected across the hot water cylinder heat exchanger on the 1st floor...- pipecleaner
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External oil boiler tripping on overheat
hi im oftec registered boiler problem is on a camray 5 external replaced overheat stat serviced modified shoddy pipework indoors replaced circ pump replaced cylinder stat still tripping replaced overheat stat again, just in case tripping again- Alemco
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Grant Vortex Oil Boiler
Hi I have a grant vortex oil boiler and I have turned it off for 4 days. When I turned it back on I can't get any hot water or heating. I have filled water pressure back up but light at bottom of boiler isn't on could this be the problem if so how do I sort it?- A FLINT
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Oil boiler sets kitchen on fire
Local rag has typically reported it wrong. This was actually the burner that caught fire, not the tank. So when people say that oil isnt as dangerous as gas.....it can be: Ecchinswell house fire caused by fault in oil tank | NewburyToday.co.uk- Bunker
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What's the best oil boiler?
Hi, New to the forum, been gas safe for a few years now but need help with oil boilers! Currently got a very old oil heat only boiler on an open system feeding 12 rads and hooked up to an unvented hot water cylinder. The boilers in an outside cupboard but needs to move to the garage after a...- Sackboy
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Large Oil Boiler Brand?
Hi, I require a new oil boiler. Currently heating does not do attic however I would like boilers to be able to cope in future. For this reason I think it may be better to get 1 boiler now and have plumbing for another at a later date? How much more efficient would heating be with 2 boilers... -
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Worcester oil boiler pump & motor
Hi all new to the forum so please go easy on me hehe!! I would like to know if any other engineers are having any problems with the simmel 70w motors and danfoss 41- L3 bio pumps for me they keep seizing up after working for aboiut 8 hrs or so,its the third time its happened to me. Would be...- Gord
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Archie Kidd oil boiler thermostat!!
We have a 17 year old Model 1 and recently replaced our old failed Danfoss boiler thermostat with an Italian boiler stat recommended and provided by Archie Kidd. Strangly nowhere does it have the manufacturers name on the stat or written instructions and our plumber was interested in sourcing...- einhorn
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ECO funding for Oil Boiler Replacement?
Not being PAS2030, we don't get involved in green deal or oil boilers (unless having them decommissioned :) ), however we have one custard that has an old Worcester Danesmoor 15/19 that is on it's last legs. If she were on mains gas, they'd have Eco'd her and banged in a new boiler by now at no... -
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Oil boiler on when control switch is off
I've recanted moved into a house with an Aga and separate oil boiler for heating and hot water. Both work, but the boiler spends much more time on than I would expect and keeps pumping hot water through the radiators long after the time/control switch has switched off. I've not had an oil boiler...- hedgert
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- boiler control oil boiler
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Submerged Oil boiler - worth repairing?
As per title, went to customers house had Grant combi in basement and was completely underwater for a day. Boiler only 3 years old. Is it worth attempting repair or should just replace? I imagine it would need burner assembly and both pumps as a minimum. Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Many... -
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myson Velaire oil boiler control stat
does anyone know if still possible to get one of these? It's a RANCO CL6 P0117 - i guess it's been superseded by some other model The boiler dates back to 1997 approx many thanks and merry christmas to all dave -
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Oil Boiler constantly locking out
I have an oil fired Grant Boiler, it is constantly locking out, there is plenty of oil in the tank, it has been bled through several times but air is constantly getting into the line causing it to lock out. It has an old steel tank which has a plastic tube fuel level gauge, what I have...- Martin O
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sime ar4 oil boiler
good evening guys I have a couple of the above boilers to service shortly and would appreciate if anybody could point me in the right direction for manf spec all I know Is there fitted with riello 3gb burners my problem is I have tried the net with no joy and want to make sure they are set up... -
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Gravity DHW with conventional oil boiler with 1 flow & 1 return top connections?
For the last 30 years our house has been very successfully heated by a 70/90 Myson oil fired cased boiler in the kitchen. 1 flow + 1 return on one side for gravity DHW system and 1 flow + 1 return on the other side for pumped radiator circuit. My heating engineer advised that the boiler should...- bigjr
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Decomissioning an oil boiler.
Hi all. Quick Q. Putting in an electric boiler for a customer. The now disused oil boiler is obviously still connected to the oil tank. Should there be a shut-off valve on the feed from the oil tank to the boiler somewhere? Ideally I just want to close the valve off then disconnect the old... -
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New oil boiler question
Hi, I am just after some advice on a new oil boiler. Inherited an old Worcester heatslave with the house, Have since installed underfloor heating throughout the ground floor, and converted the attic which runs off radiators. This system all works fine with our old boiler. I am now looking at...- dogbower
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Oil boiler hot water working fine but won't start on heating programme
Good evening to you all. I have a Grant Multipass central heating boiler with a Honeywell control panel, both about 15 years old.. It runs fine if I switch the hot water on, and the boiler comes on if it gets cold, vie the froststat in the roof I guess, but I can't get it to run the heating. I...- jonnylandagent
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Oil boiler flame cuts out but no lock out and cycles continuously
Hi Any ideas please? The boiler runs fine for 20 minutes approx then flame cuts out the oil pump continues to run The flame relights for a couple of seconds and cuts out again. This then carries on indefinitely, pump running all the time flame relighting and going out every few seconds. It...- oilypig
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Oftec guy or any plumber to fit oil boiler?
Though of you guys when I overheard lady saying OFTEC guy's quotes was really expensive but a friend of a friend could fit it so much cheaper.... I butted in with a piece of my mind (cos i'm that kind of person) with a rant about how it is a small price to pay for an appliance that she will use...- Mrs Tara Plumbi
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