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Firebird enviromax unused for 2 years causing trouble after oil tank filled

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Hello all

I have recently moved in to a property that was vacant for 2yrs. After spending £600 having a service, replacement hot water flow switch, pump valves, top up valve, oil pump, solenoid actuator and several weeks of the engineer coming back and forth before we got any heating, it worked for about 2 weeks! Oil was at 300litres so decided to get it topped up, it worked intermittently for 24hrs and has not completely packed in. My house is like a building site, all I want is a little warmth....please help before I run my car over the evil thing!

Thanks in desperate anticipation.
 
Put up a location and someone on here maybe nearby to help out.
 
dont use your original plumber, seems like he did everything but change the filters on the oil line, which might have helped in the first place!
 
And there you have it. That once in a lifetime occurrence where me and him agree.

Which means we're right.
 
croppie said:
And there you have it. That once in a lifetime occurrence where me and him agree.

Which means we're right.
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sometimes your sarcasm goes too far, after all you are agreeing with my opinion. Occasionally, therefore you get things right :)
 
If heating oil gauge is old tankmaster Mk 1 then filters unavailable. New Mk2 required. Smaller bowl. No need to empty tank as Mk2 body fits old Mk1 part that enters tank. This maybe why filter not changed. Blow through oil line also recommended if old filter corroded in bowl.
 
Another thing - if the boiler is higher than the tank, one of the joints might be leaking and allowing air into the oil pipe. Also tank should be checked for water (especially after all this rain we have been having). Get a different engineer who knows what they are doing!
 
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