HELP!! Firebird Combi 90

[wcavanagh]

I have just moved into a new cottage, and switched on the Oil boiler for the first time, I can hear like a central heating pump run, but the Amber lock light is on.

Anyone know what this means? My first oil combi ever and no instruction manual left by the rental agency.

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• wcavanagh
• 1 Sep 2013
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• wcavanagh
• 1 Sep 2013
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Any Help would be great.

 

[denso13]

Is there oil in the tank?

 

[wcavanagh]

Yes plenty of oil

 

[oilhead]

Have you pressed the reset button on the burner. If it has not run for a while, that may be all you need.
If the previous tenant ran the oil empty, then the supply may need to be bled

 

[adlplumbing]

if its rented then get them out, not your boiler not yours to fix

 

[wcavanagh]

Spot on with the reset button. The boiler now fires and I have hot water.

I can't get hold of anyone from the rental people today. I think it is not working correct tho.

There is no hot water cylinder or store, so I thought it should only fire is heating is called or a hot tap is turned on. But it seems to just run all the time no matter what setting I put on the Honeywell controller.

And no matter what setting the heating light don't come on, only the hot water light all the time.

Guess something is wrong.

Looks like extra jumper tonight

 

[Boilerman2]

The boiler will fire for about 15 mins from cold, and it will fire up every hour or so even when not used, the boiler jacket is also the thermal store for the Hot water, leave the boiler "ON" it should settle into a pattern of only firing about 5mins per hour unless Hot water is drawn or the CH is on

 

[wcavanagh]

The boiler will fire for about 15 mins from cold, and it will fire up every hour or so even when not used, the boiler jacket is also the thermal store for the Hot water, leave the boiler "ON" it should settle into a pattern of only firing about 5mins per hour unless Hot water is drawn or the CH is on

Ahh ha, OK I only left it on 5mins as thought something was wrong. I will switch it back on and leave it for a bit. So it stores some hot water inside then? I'm a city boy that has come from standard gas combi, to this oil fired beast, lol. ESP. After buying 1000L of oil my poor bank balance, lol

 

[wcavanagh]

Sorry, forgot to come back.

You were spot on. It turned off after 15 mins.

As I am out at work all day in the week, is there a way I can put a timer onto this?

 

[Terrywookfit]

Yes no problem.
I always time the H/W on oil fired combis.
Just set it to come on 15 mins before heating.

 

[wcavanagh]

Thanks,

There are no timers on the boiler it is all controlled by the honeywell thing.

It looks to me like when the boiler is powered the DHW is always on, and the honeywell times just the central heating.

There is no thermostat either just valves on the rads.

 

[Terrywookfit]

Unless you are willing to foot the bill....

The only snag, is getting the landlord to upgrade the controls.

 

[wcavanagh]

For the savings I think I will get a dual timer installed.