Recent content by coldstream

Bit of everything really (and/or I don't know). I changed the tank filter, detached the flexible pipe and flushed through a few pints of oil as you advised, then bled the system about a million times. Can't be sure but don't think I was fully closing the bleeding nipple. Its all working...

John, appreciated. No issue with the filter because I changed that last week (it was gammy as hell). Followed your advice and learnt a few things here tonight. 1] Ask the experts - I had no idea how this antique worked. 2] Pouring siphoned oil back into the tank in the dark isn't a...

Huston we have lift off!..well nearly. I don't know my way around this ancient boiler, its nearly as old as I am. All I can see is the regular stat, the lockout lamp, and a bleeding nipple. Drained off a couple of pints, followed instructions above (but what/where is the boiler limit...

Thanks Jon I'll try that, got 3/4 pint stood on the side, but I'll leak some more! Could you step me though the start-up process please? Make sure I'm not doing something utterly stupid? baby steps here :) Cheers

So should the fan still be running after the flame goes out? I just open the bleeding nipple again, wait for a steady flow and close it? In theory should the thing try and spark up again itself? If you have an old perrymatic, could you run me through your start up procedure please? I'm new to...

Thanks for your reply. I'm not entirely sure to be honest, I'm new to oil and don't really know what I'm looking at. The box on the front says 'Mectron 3BM'. Is that any help? Cheers

hi I'm running an old Perrymatic Jetstream MkII, ran out of oil. Just had a new tank of delivered, I'm definitely getting oil and have bled the pump. I turned the power on at the wall and pressed the start up button on the front of the boiler: pump starts, fan starts, system sparks and...