Recent content by eliphanta

Thank you for your continued thoughts; I have to imagine that in the fulness of time I will resolve the issue, the fitted spare is working efficiently, spring is here, today anyway, 20 degrees and blazing sunshine. I have all summer to play with it and luck and a following wind should see all of...

Bonjour Had the nozzle out early on and changed for a replacement, the unit runs for about the same amount of time whether or not it is running with a flame (external power to the coil) or running with no flame, (connected to internal power source). Ample fuel to the pump and to the nozzle...

Yet further time spent sitting in the sun with flames shooting out of the burner; imagine the problem solved after I had stopped and started the burner without allowing it to lock out. Got a continuous flame and power coming down the solenoid lead, in fact managed to light a lamp and keep it...

Forgot to say I have checked the pump filter and this was clean!

Thanks again, have tried a new photocell, the valve on the pump is ok, when the unit goes out and I then switch off the external power to the solenoid I hear and can feel it release, The connections within the control box are tight and clean. Will go and play further today, have a 60cm length of...

Hello John, thank you for your continued support, I have kept the photocell in the dark although I have questioned the need for this as I imagine I have bypassed this by having an external power source. I have not tested pump pressure as I don't know how to, have to say that it had previously...

I have indeed replaced the solenoid and the problem remains, but thank you!

I live en France and have a Lamborghini/Calor oil boiler, this has a Danfoss BFP11R3 pump and a Landis & Gyr Siemens LOA24171B27 control box together with a Landis & Gyr photocell. Boiler is about 8 years old. Had a bit of an issue earlier in the year as temprature fell to minus 25 and the fuel...