Boiler servicing?

[BOROBOY2]

Hi all,
I have a very old Vulcan conventional boiler, it's very reliable. I'm very happy with it. I changed the pump myself around 3 years ago when I first moved into my new house. Since then, it has never let me down.

Basically I'm wondering if I should get a corgi reg engineer out to service it & take the burners out & clean them up? I've looked through the inspection hatch whilst boiler on & the flame is mainly blue, with some yellow parts, mainly towards the top third/half of the flame. Also noticed some soot type deposits on burners.

Thanks.

 

[JonB]

Hi BB
I`m from your neck of the woods, I know theres lots of service people out there but I can recommend COMBI UK.

 

[giblets]

As you say a very "robust" boiler.

However, be warned that the flue joints/air inlet joints/heatexchanger joints are prone to failure and hence leak fumes at an alarming rate. Your nice friendly £ORGI man may well decide that it is dangerous and, with your permission, disconnect it. Parts are no longer available so any repairs would be out of the question - new boiler time I'm afraid.

I have condemned four Vulcan Autostats this year for just this reason.

 

[namsag]

By conventional if you mean normal old boiler with flue on outside wall and not an open flued boiler. just leave it costs a fortune to run but will cost even more to change, thermocouple goes which you can change but other than falling apart which you can do nothing about its a good old boiler

 

[BOROBOY2]

Giblets,
The boiler is an Ideal Vulcan, sounds like something out of star trek Made in England, as well. The chimney stack/flue runs through the middle of my house. It was checked out 3 years ago by a Corgi guy & he said it was ok. Think he also checked the flu, possibly smoke test? Not totally sure. At the same time I had a real flame affect fire fitted, think that is 60% efficient. Well said so on the box.
If I had to change it I would. Speaks for it's self though, 25 years + still going strong. May not be that efficient, but reliable.
Thanks for the input, I shall have it tested out for piece of mind.
Cheers.

 

[BOROBOY2]

Namsag,
It's a stand alone Ideal Vulcan boiler, flu/chimney runs up the middle of house. I'm happy to keep it, as it has been totally reliable.

 

[namsag]

Ideal vulcan was a very rare boiler it is in fact an ideal mexico , less likely to leak than old Vulcan continental/autostat.And still a good boiler
As it is conventional flued get it checked every 18 months MAX

 

[BOROBOY2]

Jon,
Thanks for the reply. May follow it up.