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Anyone have a wiring diagram for a centramatic 50? The orange light comes on but nothing happens. I took the cover of the "control box" and there is a solenoid to the right. When I pressed this closed everything started working so I'm thinking its an electrical problem. Also, there is a fuse...

Hi Terrrywookfit, thanks for quick response. Don't know and I guess I didn't ask - more thinking of getting it back on and heading back home for supper! I guess if she kept trying to switch on it would keep putting oil in and once the ignitor was "soaked" then there would be no chance of...

Daughter called last night and said boiler was on lockout and heavy smell of oil. The pot had quite a lot of oil in it which I pumped out. I changed the ignitor which was gunged up. The boiler fired up straight way but I guess there must have been quite a bit of oil still in the pot because the...

Hi Terrywookfit, Great, I'll check things out and yes, if you have an igniter I'll have that off you as I only have one new one left. cheers

How do I check/test the flue stat and where is it? Terrywookfit - you mentioned you had a spare. Maybe I could buy it off you just in case? I'm guessing it would not be "good" if its a faulty solenoid - probably can't get those anymore. Interestingly, I when there yesterday, it was on lockout...

Never thought of that - I'll give the fan a hoover and a squirt. The oil smell has diminished but now the thing starts, runs and heats for about 10 or more minutes then goes to lockout. Switch it off and on and it does the same - runs/heats for 10 mins then locks out. I'm wondering if...

Need more guidance. The boiler fires up okay but there is quite a heavy smell of oil. I haven't swept/cleaned the flue and am wondering whether that could be the problem (how do you clean it) Or is it something else.

Thank you thank you thank you - can't say it enough. The boiler works. Oilhead and Terrywookfit, I feel so humble - you have really helped me understand how the thing works. Actually found that the lead/connection between the transformer and the ignitor was a bad connection (had volts at...

Thanks oilhead - I guess I could set it all up with the pot out of the boiler. I'll put a meter across the leads and measure the voltage. Its just because I have a few old ignitors which look in good condition and they are difficult to get - I think I have the last from my local store! I can...

Out of interest, what is the voltage across the ignitor?

Hi Oilhead, does the wick just lie in the bottom of the pot or is it fixed with the self tapping screw and small metal plate which were fixed to the pot by the ignitor and draped below the ignitor? Also, there are some old ignitors at the side of the boiler and they all have the braided wire...

Hi Terrywookfit, yes it was oil. I did fit a water trap in the line about 6 months ago so hopefully that stops water getting in the system. Been over and took some photos showing various components. It was definitely a wick lying in the bottom - it is/was about 4 inches long. I'm wondering...

Hi Terrywookfit. When I disconnected the oil inlet from the solenoid valve quite a bit of oil came out of the pot so I think its clear. I think the oil was from repeated attempts by my daughter to start the boiler. I'm going over soon and will have a look and take some photos which may help to...

Great. Okay, I've seen the little tab lever. For cleaning all I have done is remove the pot and cleaned it out because it was all gunged up - that's when I saw the wick on the bottom. There is a swing door which I opened which revealed a small steel plate - it was very sooty but I haven't done...

Hi Terrywookfit, thanks for helping. The ignitor does have a braided strap on it but also in the bottom of the pot (I'm guessing broken off) was a wick. Not sure where/how this fits. Oilhead, I can't see where oil stop is. There is a solenoid valve before a reservoir and a similar solenoid...

Hi Oilhead. Thanks for the information - I'll follow this through. Would the wick have been secured to the self tapping screw and lie under and across the ignitor or does it just sit in the bottom of the pot? It looks pretty much past its sell by - are wicks available and how would I know what...

Hi all, my daughter has moved into my late fathers house. It has a redfyre centramatic vapourising pot boiler with a circular pot - circa 1966. It was working earlier in the year and hadn't been used since but wouldn't fire up this week. Daughters just had a baby so need to get the heat on...