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    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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. W

    Range rating for a Grant Vortex Pro External Condensing Combi Oil Boiler 26kW

    My new Grant Vortex Pro External Condensing Combi Oil Boiler belches vast amonts of steam condensate fromthe exhaust flue. It clearly needs its maximum allowed rating adjusting downwards. Is it possible to do this please? If so, where is the adjustment?
  5. P

    Problem with oil boiler and landlord

    Hi all, and thanks you for reading my post. I'm wondering if I could get some advice, as I know nothing about boilers. I currently rent a bungalow, that has been plagued with maintenance issue, the most recent of which has been the boiler. I won't go in to too much detail, but on the...
  6. J

    Link uo solid fuel stove with oil boiler

    Hi again Just wondering if anyone can give their opinion on linking up a stove and boiler. The boiler and hot water tank are sealed, the house is a bungalow with a megaflow tank at floor level. I guess a thermal store would be recommended but after researching this it looks like it will cost...
  7. J

    Worcester danesmoor 20-25 oil boiler low water temperature.

    Hi everyone I have an oil fired boiler in sealed system supplying underfloor heating and a megaflow hot water cylinder, the system is sealed and controlled by 2 motorised valves. The underfloor heating manifold is from IHS and the temperature is controlled / reduced here by a temp / flow...
    • Joe Drakeford
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    • boiler oil boiler water worcester
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  8. S

    Back boiler & oil boiler sealed system

    Hi guys,i am looking to install a back boiler into my fireplace,i have a oil boiler and a sealed system.So by using a open vent and header tank for my back boiler where should i connect my flow and return from back boiler into my heating(sealed system)At the moment i have only a single coil...
    • shea
    • Thread
    • back boiler boiler oil boiler system
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  9. M

    Oil boiler with flexible balanced flue

    I've got a job coming up to fit an oil boiler in a utility. It's replacing an old boiler flueing into a lined chimney. The boiler is sited so I can't fit either a horizontal flue (even with plume management) or vertical. They're reluctant to move the boiler, or change to an external one. I'm...
  10. R

    Worcester Danesmore Oil boiler won't fire up after draining system to remove radiator

    Hi, after draining and refilling my system (to replace a radiator) my boiler no longer fires up but it DOESN'T lockout either. When I turn the power back on it sounds as if it's starting up (fuel pump etc starts making a noise) but don't hear it try to ignite and then it just sits there doing...
    • rico260z
    • Thread
    • boiler fire oil boiler radiator system worcester
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  11. N

    Firebird external oil boiler

    I have a customer that is set on a firebird external oil boiler. I have no experience with these and have been trying to sway them towards a grant or Worcester equivalent. Anyone have any opinions on the quality of them, looks like a riello rdb burner? Cheers in advance
  12. B

    Housing for External Oil Boiler

    Hi Guys, Can anyone advise where I could get/order a metal housing unit for an external oil central heating boiler? I live in Northern Ireland but I am happy to purchase from anywhere in the UK. Thanks
  13. A

    Sterling oil boiler and Drayton actuator help PLEASE

    Hello I have just moved into a house with the above. I had a plumber come in to simply replace the existing pipes to run them under the new floor. We are experiencing numerous problems! There is only 3 pipes. Surely there should be 4.... Radiator out And then return, mains water and hot water...
  14. B

    Used oil boiler spares - giveaway

    Im clearing out some stuff. Ive put together a box of 3 old burners, all came from working boilers, with various extra control boxes and bits n bobs. There is more to go in it yet. Its either the scrap man or anyone here to strip for spares (OFTECs get priority). All I want is the postage, its a...
  15. W

    Hot Water Cylinder and Oil Boiler?

    Hi there, I need to give an estimate on replacing a hot water cylinder. However, it is connected to an Oil fed boiler and I don't have a qualification to to work on oil boilers. Can I still work on the hot water cylinder connected to it? Thanks in advance :-)
    • wild nomad
    • Thread
    • boiler cylinder hot water oil boiler water water cylinder
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  16. P

    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...
  17. A

    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
  18. A

    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?
  19. B

    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
    • Thread
    • boiler fire kitchen oil boiler
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boiler Advice Forum
  20. S

    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...

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