Recent content by martinph

Hi All, I am about to take up the governments £400.00 money back deal on new boilers. Can anyone give a view on the best make of oil boiler. I currently have a 45/70 BSA Hotspur thats 40 years old. Any idea on how much I should pay for fitting including boiler and linning the flue...

Thanks again Boilerman2. It is a BM model. Afraid its to late with the little screws - had a fiddle many thimes, but it runs ok. Any ideas on what happens if I go to low or to high with the flow into the OCV? I what to set the flow correctly so not to waste oil. I can then adjust the...

Thanks Boilerman2. That was just what I wanted. I have not got any ability to check the CO2, etc, I just fiddle around with it and it still runs. I'll sort out some photos as she is a classic. She was fitted in my house when it was built. Actually, thinking about it the street had a 40th...

I was hoping someone may be able to help me. I have a 30 year old BSA Hotspur oil boiler. I service it each year, but I would like to know the ideal colour the flame should be? I know I should check the emmisions etc, but I don't have the kit to do this. Any ideas on setting the flame...