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  1. R

    Oil boiler over sized ?

    I have not been doing oil boilers long (recently oftec registered) I am quoting for a regular boiler change. Measured 4 bed house and including hot water is 12.5kw Customer wants a floor Grant vortex. Although the smallest they do is 15-21kw will this be oversized. If so any suggestions as...
  2. Inverness

    oil boiler not firing

    https://youtu.be/SK0w7jMjV9M plenty of oil in tank. high limited stat not activated or is th remote fire valve. served last year. water separator on line and oil filter.
  3. D

    Oil boiler/burner trouble

    Hi there, long time lurker first time poster. I have an external grant boiler with a reillo rdb burner. My tank ran dry last week got it topped up yesterday and so my trouble began. I bled the burner as I normally would. Heating fired no problem went back into house and realised the...
  4. R

    Navien Oil Boiler

    - KyungDong Navien - Funky looking all stainless hex on this one, I can't help but think it would be a pig to keep clean. Anybody come across one?
  5. T

    ASHP or Oil boiler

    My partners cousin is renovating a old stone wall house, ive no experience of ASHP but have installed hundreds of oil boilers. Are ASHP a good substitute for oil in this situation? As the insulation wont be as much as a new build??
  6. A

    Oil boiler cirtifcate

    Hi, my builders plumber has done a great job ,on complex first and second fix to my extension, he fitted a new boiler all working perfectly , although when it's come to getting the work signed off. He has become very difficult to get hold off . Does any one know of someone to sign this oil...
  7. T

    Power flush a grant oil boiler

    Been called to flush a system that's running a "exposed" grant oil boiler. It's been in place for a year. Advice please are they ok to power flush or should I bypass the boiler
    • tommy1712
    • Thread
    • boiler flush oil boiler power
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  8. M

    Help setting up old oil boiler

    Hi Iv been called out to an oil boiler breakdown found the fault (fuel pump) Iv fitted a new fuel pump and got the boiler running again I checked the existing nozzle and found it was a 35sec nozzle I fitted another nozzle today but can't get anywhere near with the co2 reading the boiler is a...
  9. U

    New oil boiler and not heating radiators

    I've had a new oil boiler installed but not working correctly In the old boiler there was four pipes connected, 2 flows and 2 returns, one flow and return used for upstairs heating and the other flow and return for 2 zones downstairs, and the plumber connected both flows together and returns...
    • Unregistered
    • Thread
    • boiler heating oil boiler radiators
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  10. Ted808

    decommission oil boiler

    heythere! I've got a customer who has asked me to replace their oil boiler- they've just moved into a house with- oil boiler- heating and hw, emmersion hw, and two wood fires!! ANywaY the short of it is that they've arranged for a hook up to the gas main and a gas meter... now I've got to...
  11. U

    Camry Oil boiler

    Hi I am a female and not mechanically minded. I ran out of oil and now my Camry oil boiler won't start. I have tried pressing a red button inside the boiler and all I get is a fan noise and a red light with lock out illuminates. Could anyone have advice please
  12. U

    Heat Slave 15/19 Oil Boiler Hot Water Random

    Hi, Moved to a house in Devon and we have a big Heat Slave 15/19 in the corner of the garage. Looks ok, heats the house, but hot water is another story! It can sometimes be fine and showers/taps will run hot water for England, but on occasions the hot water stops and takes time to kick in...
    • Unregistered
    • Thread
    • boiler heat hot water oil boiler water
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  13. B

    Advice Needed (willing to pay) - Oil Boiler with Underfloor heating and DHW

    Looking for some advice on getting a system pulled together. It needs to be an oil boiler that feeds DHW and underfloor heating. I'm totally out of my depth when it comes to this stuff and my budget (£2k) is not enough to use one of these companies that does it all for you (e.g. Chelmers). The...
    • bubbs
    • Thread
    • boiler heating oil boiler underfloor underfloor heating
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  14. S

    External Oil Boiler - Grant or Worcester Bosch?

    Hi Chaps - first post on here, so be gentle :) We'll be getting a new oil-fired CH system fitted this summer, and will require an external boiler. Speaking to various installers, it looks like a straight fight between the Grant Vortex Pro 15-26kW and the Worcester Bosch Danesmoor 18/25kW. Both...
    • S80
    • Thread
    • boiler bosch oil boiler worcester worcester bosch
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  15. C

    Oil Boiler Issues

    Good evening all, I am a new member to the forum, I have used the site regularly for help & advice from van shelving tips to with boiler breakdowns. I am very grateful for all I have read so far & look forward to posting a bit more in the future. I mainly carry out oil boiler breakdowns &...
  16. A

    How do I bleed Grandee Oil Boiler ?

    Hello all, We have been away and the oil ran out, got the tank filled, now need to bleed the oil to get it working again. I have spent half a day trying a couple of nuts to see if I could find the right one to bleed the system, no joy. Managed to download the user manual from the company...
  17. S

    8 Year old Oil Boiler

    Does anyone know what model this boiler is and what the likely gas replacement would be? Could combi be used? 5 bed 3 showers 1 bath. 12 rad system with hot water cylinder at present.
  18. T

    oil boiler size quandary

    Hiya guys I'am in a bit of a stick Small bungalow with a heating requirement of about 12.5 KW that includes an additional 10% heat loss on pipework. One bathroom & one kitchen, customer has a bee in their bonnet about HW performance Dynamic CW pressure of 1.2 CW flow rate of 18 litres per...
  19. M

    Price for oil boiler?

    How much would you charge to swap a small oil combi? Went out to a job today and had a look and the woman said they have had a few prices through already and showed them to me most were around £3000 but not sure if that was plus vat or vat included (I didn't want to stand and stare at them) one...
  20. S

    Need advice with oil boiler and cooker servicing work!!!!!!!

    Hi guys im just about to finish my level 3 plumbing and heating course and plan to do the oftec oil boiler course soon after im plumbing now over 3 years in the the industrial part of plumbing and have not done much work with the domestic side!!the plan however was always to do the servicing...

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