lock out on boiler

[Steve ski]

Hi guys I am currently fitting a cloakroom basin and wc for a young couple who have just purchased their property. their firebird boiler has been unused for 7 months and maybe more. They have a very young baby and no heating or hot water, the boiler simply locks out, I would like to try and help them out but dont want to meddle and make it worse, the photocell is clean and it appears to go through all the start up procedure and then lock out, apparantly 1000 litres in tank, although i noticed the apollo watchman flashing a triangle with an exclamation mark inside, Confident I can check condition and replace nozzle if needed also pump etc, any advice !

 

[bright spark]

If you're not oftec I wouldn't touch it 4 yer own good. Your call

 

[Best]

But can you set the oil pressure & the combustion settings correctly & using an analyser?
If you don't work at oil, then just let them get an oil engineer in. The boiler is new to them & they probably don't know its history - if it been serviced properly etc. It will need a complete service & look over now.
All I would do for them if I were you, is try bleeding the oil pump if you know how to do that, just to be sure it hadn't been emptied by previous owners.

 

[Steve ski]

I will bleed the pump and leave it at that, Is it usual for pumps to bugger up when not used for a while best ?

 

[Dotty]

It can happen.

 

[Best]

Normally you get away with the oil pump siting for months not going, but if it was dry of oil, then not good. Sometimes running out of oil seems to finish off an already worn pump.
A lot of properties sold are empty of oil, so you might have an oil line & oil pump needing bled.
Just need to be sure the boiler is okay & safe though. 7 months lying not going won't do much good for the boiler

 

[Steve ski]

thanks great advice as ever .

 

[OilBoy]

If you're not oftec I wouldn't touch it 4 yer own good. Your call

You don't have to be OFTEC, just competent, so unless you know what you are doing, I would get them to get someone in to take a look see.