Oil tank

[Launchbury]

We've just moved into a new house and have inherited a boiler (oil, 3yrs old).

It stopped working about a week after moving in. The engineer opened it up and showed us how dirty it was with, what looked like soot. He gave it a good clean and all was well. Two weeks later, it stopped again, he came back, all sooted up again.

He says it must be the oil tank, and it needs a good clean out. It would make more sense to have a new tank installed.

1. Does it sound like it is the tank?
2. Is there anything else we should try first?

Any help appreciated.

 

[Burnerman]

I would consider taking an oil sample out of the tank first - just to examine what comes out of the pipe line.......and also checking for water as well as free delivery of the fuel.
John

 

[Launchbury]

Good points, thanks.

 

[Norcon]

Air setting could be too low and therefore is running to rich and creating the soot.
May be the inlet stuffed up with cats or dogs hairs?

You have air setting, pump pressure, is nozzle correct size and type and not defective, inadequate ventillation, defective or incorrect flue - these are just a few of the things that can cause an oil boiler to soot up.

Didn't your engineer check these parameters?

 

[Launchbury]

I'm not entirely sure what he checked but I will get in touch with him and ask.

Thank you.