oil Pressure Guage

[cbs]

I have bought a glycerine filled pressure gauge I wish to use it for setting the pressure on oil burners. Does anyone know what type of fitting I would need to use on the end of the tube to attach it to the burner. As I dont want to buy an expensive commissioning kit.

 

[Dotty]

Moved to correct forum.

Tried BES?

 

[lame plumber]

attend an oil training course and youll find out!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bunker]

As I dont want to buy an expensive commissioning kit.

Personally I wouldnt try that without the kit, the manifold itself is very useful for bleeding oil lines and gets rid of the air in the flexible hose to the guage. This is not something you want to start DIYing and if you are competent, wait for experience to set in before cutting those sorts of corners.

 

[lame plumber]

think its diy, probably no smoke pump or fga either so one sooty boiler, buckled baffles or much worse to follow

 

[Bunker]

And a manifold is £15, not expensive anyway, think the kit is only £45..

 

[cbs]

attend an oil training course and youll find out!!!!!!!!!!!

already have!!!!!!

 

[cbs]

thanks

 

[cbs]

Personally I wouldnt try that without the kit, the manifold itself is very useful for bleeding oil lines and gets rid of the air in the flexible hose to the guage. This is not something you want to start DIYing and if you are competent, wait for experience to set in before cutting those sorts of corners.

Thanks

 

[lame plumber]

already have!!!!!!

may be a daft question but what training did you do where you have to ask what hose fitting do I use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bunker]

I don't know meself, what size is it?

 

[cbs]

may be a daft question but what training did you do where you have to ask what hose fitting do I use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Im not from a plumbing background so I dont no the names or fittings. that not the whole point of a forum to share knowledge? Bought a manifold for my pressure gauge yesterday.

Also I do have a smoke pump and a fga

 

[Bunker]

Im not from a plumbing background so I dont no the names or fittings. that not the whole point of a forum to share knowledge?

Well, a forum is like a virtual pub where its all types of subject related chat, not just dishing out free advice. We have to be very careful as many many people join every day to ask advice on how to solve problems themselves and unless the 'asker' has told us his experience and or qualifications, how are we to assume their competency? Easy and safest way is to presume there isnt any which is why many posts are answered swiftly with 'Get a plumber..." etc.
Your post started with what you had bought and that you wanted to cut corners, your profile offers no background. So a wary response is understandable.

 

[Roger Welton]

I don't know meself, what size is it?

1/4" iirc personally I have always used a brass extension off a old burner.

 

[lame plumber]

1/4" iirc personally I have always used a brass extension off a old burner.

as he's new he wont have one of those available yet. If your not fm a plumbing background, are you just starting by working on oil appliances as a servicing and commissioning technician, which Id consider quite brave of you, but good luck and I expect youll be on here regularly.