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I might have an brand new old style colossus in our container. Will check when in and maybe we can do a deal.

Is it a bulb type fire valve? If so reposition therefore in a cooler area above the burner box or is the boiler getting too hot or its knackered and needs replaced. They do fail from time to time.

The round wood on a rope is bobbins for putting inside lead pipe so it wouldn't collapse when bending it. The semi circle device looks like pipe clamps for sweating a joint on lead water pipes. awl for cutting holes in pipes to make a branch. The scribe could be for marking lead for cuts for...

Not a Valor perchance?

A O Smith for me, most important thing is to make sure the anodes are changed regularly if not the cylinder will rot through also the turbulator has to be checked too so flue has to be detachable. Generally very reliable and can give years of service.

You can retro fit a remote to Gazco fires and stoves.

Is the back boiler gas or solid fuel? If gas and you only have one tank in the loft it is probably a primatic cylinder. If solid fuel it will be a long hot water recovery as you are relying on the fire.

Howling can be caused by low gas pressure and ratio out or dirt in H/ex, Seals gone on boiler and ignition boards are bad on these other than that it works and mine is now 12 yeas old. When was it serviced last as they do need a bit of TLC. You need a gas safe regestered body to look at it as...

Aye, why?

Frost stat keeping pump on?

That outdoor boiler is in dire need of some TLC. Lot of corrosion round oil pump, under burner and looks like the alu shell beside the control box. When was it serviced last? Boiler dead could be several things, OH stat tripped, bearings gone on pump and/or burner motor so jammed. Water in oil...

I have a Smiths plinth heater and it is connected to 10mm pipe on an existing 35 year old microbore system and it worked for nearly 10 years so if micro bore can heat a rad ok it should be ok for plinth heater.

There is a level indicator on the side of the float valve, this should be just above the centre base plate on the pot, about 1/8 of an inch when oil levels across. If there is not enough oil in the pot it will burn to low and coke up and reduce flow even more so stopping heating up and going...

Control box outside? If it the one with the electric head it shouldn't be outside. Float valves don't generally smell .If drip test ok could be to do with levels of valve to pot also oil has less sulphur in it now and am finding Ryaburns or Aga's that ran all year are having to be serviced more...

Grant pcb causes motor to run slower than normal therefore not enough air so it soots up. But that would be the last thing to look at, get a service done and that should sort it.

Year old? it needs a service and set up with pressure gauge and flue gas analyser plus a nozzle. Could be a fault on the boiler electrics as there was a fault with these a while back where the fan would run slow so would soot up caused by faulty PCB.

Is it just me or has anyone noticed that the post is over 5 years old.

Sorry you got me with your reply, don't understand your statement.

If Riello RDB burner it will be the the photo cell.

I concur. That we're smarter and of course better looking. LOL