Hi guys,
I have an oil fired boiler with a tiger loop. The pipe run is about 8 meters and the burner is about 4 feet above the bottom of the oil tank.
I have lived here for 2.5 years and the boiler and tiger loop are 11 years old. Ever since I moved in, if the oil level in the tank gets down to about 1.5 - 2 ft the tiger loop empties after 8 hours or so of not running. The boiler will lock out and usually I can get it running after 3 or 4 goes on the lockout button, but not this time.
Is this situation normal?
I understand tigerloops have non return valves in them? Given this I would have thought its not possible for the oil to run back to the tank while the boiler is off?
Also, I have read about the bypass plug in the return port in the pump. Is it possible this has not been fitted?
Any help would be great as we are getting a little chilly now :O)
Thanks in advance
I have an oil fired boiler with a tiger loop. The pipe run is about 8 meters and the burner is about 4 feet above the bottom of the oil tank.
I have lived here for 2.5 years and the boiler and tiger loop are 11 years old. Ever since I moved in, if the oil level in the tank gets down to about 1.5 - 2 ft the tiger loop empties after 8 hours or so of not running. The boiler will lock out and usually I can get it running after 3 or 4 goes on the lockout button, but not this time.
Is this situation normal?
I understand tigerloops have non return valves in them? Given this I would have thought its not possible for the oil to run back to the tank while the boiler is off?
Also, I have read about the bypass plug in the return port in the pump. Is it possible this has not been fitted?
Any help would be great as we are getting a little chilly now :O)
Thanks in advance