Recent content by dickmct

Hi Tony, I did a brief test of the new coil before fitting; it was about 4-5k on each side. and it's now in and running. The old coil gives 8meg on the primary and 3.4k on the secondary so it seems that the old primary had broken down when the HT leads shorted out. Has anybody else seen...

Monday afternoon. I've changed the txfr, ordered new HT leads and cobbled up the old ones mean time. Ignition first time! No short cycling, no other probs yet. I'll see how it goes. Many thanks.

Thanks for the tips. I've not yet checked for supply to the txfr but will do so ASAP. "Bridge the connection in the control box"- does this mean the txfr mains terminals? Would this lead to oil delivery to the nozzle followed by lock-out due to flame failure sensed by the photo-cell? As...

Terrywookfit, Thanks for the reply. As stated it's a Worcester Danesmoor 20/25 floorstanding roomsealed unit. The burner is an Electro Oil Inter B11 with a Danfoss EBI transformer. a Danfoss BFP 11L3 pump and a Satronics TF 830B controller, all of which seem to be industry standard units. I...

My self-installed CH system has broken down after 11yrs fault-free running. The system is sealed with a Danesmoor 20/25 RS floorstanding oil boiler controlled by a Honeywell Y plan. Firstly the 3-port valve motor failed, shutting down the system. I replaced the motor unit which fixed the...