Aga w/ Primary feeds (Draining)

[Pipedreamer]

Afternoon ladies and Gents,

got a query I’m hoping some of you can help me with.
Mate and work colleague is doing some work at a house renovating areas of it. I’m doing some standard bits and bibs there but he has asked me about something I’m actually unsure of.

it’s regarding an AGA with feeds to a cylinder. I’ve never actually worked on an Aga that’s supplying a cylinder so want to double check a few things. Could anyone tell me if/what will be repainting the heat to the cylinder as there just be some type of shut off?
Also is there a different procedure or anything else to look out for if there needed to be drained and re configured/re-routed?

many thanks
Paul

 

[SJB060685]

Is the Aga the only heat source for the cylinder?
I'm not sure you meant "repainting"?
The Aga will have to be shut off the night before.

 

[Pipedreamer]

Is the Aga the only heat source for the cylinder?
I'm not sure you meant "repainting"?
The Aga will have to be shut off the night before.

Not sure haven’t been there atm just went off some photographs. Sorry that’s auto correct being a twerp, that was meant to say controlling.

 

[SJB060685]

I take it this an oil fired Aga?

 

[Pipedreamer]

I take it this an oil fired Aga?

Yes I believe so but don’t know for certain.

 

[Pipedreamer]

 

[SJB060685]

Thats an oil fired Aga with Toby OCV I believe. The Aga will have to go off the night before you commence the work.
Drain down the system as you would normally and do what you need to, then refil and relight the burner. However having said that these cookers ideally need to be serviced every six months or so, so with the Aga out of use it might be worth getting someone in to service the burner and relight it when the system is filled again.

 

[SJB060685]

Just to clarify as well. It's says Rayburn on the flue dampter box, so I imagine that's a Rayburn and not an Aga, everything else I said above still applies though.

 

[exedon2]

As above that's a ancient rayburn regal long since converted from solid fuel to oil. Will tend to use oil like there's a hole in the tank!
The old steel pipework should be fun as well.