Search results

I explained to the homeowner about the problem with the pipe sizes and not getting enough gas to the boiler. She is a landlord of the house. She asked me if it is unsafe and if it isnt then she isnt goingt o bother changing the pipes. What would your thoughts be on that?? Grill.

Fully agree guys, I came back off the course with my shiny certificate and not a clue about a whole lot else. And because i wasnt going into a company to serve my time i had a more difficult start than others. But i have now hatched and written down a full program of checks to be completed...

Right guys, Working pressure at meter is 21 mbar. Yes i am Corgi registered and yes that is part of the course. As i said i became registered 4 mths ago and work for myself so every new job is daunting. In my defence though i do want to try and get to the bottom of problems instead of...

Im getting a bit confused now. The pressure at the inlet when the boiler is running is 11 m bar as per my previous post. You want me to check and see if im getting 20 mb at the meter when the boiler is running?? If yes then there is a pipe sizing problem between the meter and the...

So you think that is what the problem is then?? It Pheonix natural Gas over here in sunny N. Ireland. I did notice that the standing pressure takes a lot of time to build up. So you think that all this is a meter problem/mains gas problem?? Grill

Right guys, required info. Inlet Standing pressure - 24 m bar Inlet Working pressure - 11 m bar Outlet Pressure before ignition - 2 m bar Outlet working pressure - 10.5 mbar ( it has increased by 2 mbar!!!). Doe sthis shed any light on the situation?? Grill

Hi again guys, Firstly let me put your mind at ease. I didnt strip down the valve itself. Just took it out and removed as much copper sulphide as i could. There aint no way in this world im goingt o attempt to take it to bits. apologies for the confusion. GG. When i tried to set the...

Cheers Dan. Sorry to labour on this point but what about this zero resistance reading and gas getting through. Im only starting out in the world of gas and want to get the story straight from the start. I thought no resistance meant the coil wouldnt open hence no gas getting through...

Dan, Fully take your point. What i was trying to say is how is there any gas getting through the valve if the resistance is zero?? Yeah the 24 mb was the standing pressure. Will reccommend that they get a new gas valve and take it from there. What damage will it do running it at...

How come the boiler still runs okay then?? That was the bit that is confusing me. I thought my meter had sh*t itself but i rechecked the other side and it was giving the exact same reading. Do i replace i now or what until i dies completely?? grill

Alright guys, Was out there at a Gloworm Compact that was having lock out problems. When i read the gas valve outlet pressure i getting 4 mB. The manual siad it should be around 15 so i went adjust it at the PCB. Found that the potentiometer was turned up full. Checked inlet pressure and...

Update guys, I went back to the boiler with the pressure problem. I left the filling loop fully open and the pressure gradually climbed back up to 1 bar after 15 mins!!!! I turned the boiler back on and away it went. i was surprised by this as reading that previous posts it should run with...

Guys, Thanks for your help. Im a little further forward on my quest for boiler knowledge. Obviously have a lot further to go (eh tony!!). By the way it was a M90-24S. I dont understand your last comment?? Im away to try and sort the pressure out on this other one. Suck it and see...

Hi guys, Cheers for all the replies. Tony i do know exactly how to fault find without any manual but i just want to have the basic right before i start so i do get lead up the garden path. Water tap pressure at the sink was low but will measure properly today. Cheers for the...

Hi guys, Was called out to do an annual service on the boilers mentioned before and ran into some funny stuff 24 S - The green on light was flashing on off on off but the boiler seemed to be working fine. Checked the (crap) manual but there was no fault finding section. anyone know what...

Yes sir but only recently!! Hence the stupid questiosn. I work for myself as well so dont have anyone else to ask questions of. I do mostly gas work and have only started doing oil this month!! Grill

Right guys, I have got to the bottom of the problem and my face is defo red. When i said i checked the pressure gauge on my own burner i forgot that i didnt have the maifold attached to the guage at the time as it is a nice wee Sterling burner which has easy access to the pressure port...

Cheers for that.

Gas and Oilman, Nah it is a single pipe system. Was just thinking someone might have switched pumps at some stage. Clutching at straws!!!! Did the smoke test and it was fine. Just like to tick all the boxes!!!, What do you use to test Co Co2 and temp levels and what would be your...