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Usually try to keep the Co below 60 on an oil boiler as higher promotes sooting. Could be someting else like air getting into the oil line as grandees are prone to this, dirty oil or wrong oil or a problem with the burner.

Fit a low pressure red daiphram in the fluidmaster that should help.

Copper pipe and Tectite Sprint fittings which are copper but none demountable if you want to take apart Tectite pro fittings.

If you are going away, water off, hot water on the programmer off, leave the heating on at least 1hr before sunrise then and hour or two after with maybe an hour on over lunch time and then 6 -9pm in the evening. Also set the room stat about 7'C just to give a little leeway. Remember central...

My microbore system takes great offence at being accused of being sludged up and its 38 years old.

Glad to see someone knows about the hacksaw blade which I can assure you had a label on it stating scientifically calibrated device on the OFTEC course. Or was it me just trying to be smart, mmmmm.

For a start the oil tank is not supported correctly. Wood is not suitable it rots, it needs to be slabs on lintles and extend 300mm out around the base. Nothing can be stored under the oil tank which constitutes a fire risk. You need to get that sorted first then get the rayburn checked, might...

Some manufacturers do a spacer jam which fits behind the existing jam but it sounds like you need a tapered jam. Hindsight is a great thing and walls should have been plumbed first.

As long as he follows the instructions to a tee he'll be fine, we all had to do it at some stage unless he's trying to freeze big bore or steam heating LOL. Suppose he could keep a couple of push on caps or valves to hand.

Tins of Atric Spray work well, cheap and easy to use and once frozen fit valves so you don't have to keep frozen for any lenght of time.

Trevis do a Trevi Boost shower mixer which uses the venturi principle where water under mains pressure is pushed through a small nozzle which draws in hot water from a full bore pipe and increases the pressure. Whether you can get something bigger with the same principle i don't know.

JG should be Ok just remember to give the fittings a good tug to make sure is on the pipe properly.

You have Acorn pipe which was the mark 1 version of Hep. It is non barrier and Hep push fit fittings will fit it as long as you put the inserts in the pipe ends to support it. Take a cutting to a merchants and they will sort you out as I cannot tell the size from the pictures.

Could be something from the bathroom. Is the bath or shower against the wall of the bedroom? If so I would be looking at damp getting through.

Aye boilerman, spotted my mistake and corrected straight away, DOH!! Great mind think alike though. LOL

Mole grips are not the way, get a proper spanner and tap it round with a rubber mallet clockwise, its a left hand thread. It will be just too tight.

Had this once with gas smell but only when heating on. Turned out something had be spilt down back of radiator and would only smell when hot. Had me searching everywhere for a leak.

Does nobody think that the sooty photocell is not a clue also the motor runs for a few seconds before going off. Sounds like burner problem too.

Needs a service and checked with a FGA. (photocell sooty)

Niagara do a foldable multi panel with a drop down channel which the panels push into to give a very good seal.