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When I serviced her the levels were ok and the oil feed tube was taken off and cleaned through so I'll have a go at the OCV. I had heard that there is biofuel mixed in the oil these days so maybe it's got gummed up, she's getting coked up a lot quicker than she used to. I've always done the...

Yes, it's on manual because it won't work at all otherwise. She's managed to crawl up to 150 on 6. That's taken since 1pm yesterday! It must be starvation but I don't know where. She's still running a blue flame on the cooker side and the boiler is cutting in and seems to be working fine. I have...

Help! I can't get my old Nouvelle oven up to temperature. I've cleaned the filters, the flue was swept a couple of weeks ago and she was cleaned out under the hotplate then with the oil ways cleaned and new wicks. She's running with a blue flame in the burner box (the sort with three lighting...