Hi All,
We are in our second week of no heating which is not much fun. We have had a few problems with our Grant boiler, basically not firing. There is oil, more detail below, and the motor runs but it won't fire. Building up to this point we had an intermittent fault which resulted in the boiler only firing occasionally, but the motor would not shut down.
I discussed with my plumber and we took a number of actions, see below;
1) solenoid coil spare, replaced last September and again (just in case) two weeks ago
2) New capacitor
3) Fuel line replaced due to existing being loose and different levels along its length - much of the damage was done by previous house occupant with fuel line going through a hedge and consequently it became warped.
4) Tiger loop - to ensure constant oil supply, as my tank is basically level with the boiler.
5) New nozzle due to slight ‘sooting’ x2.
6) Fuel pump due to fluctuating oil pressure and to ensure solenoid operation.
7) New control box.
8) Fire valve replaced to ensure oil supply.
All this has resulted in now in complete non-operation, so we have actually gone backwards. My plumber advised checking with Grant themselves who unfortunately don't offer an engineer service. However they have recommended another local guy, who is coming tomorrow.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks for any help/opinions.
We are in our second week of no heating which is not much fun. We have had a few problems with our Grant boiler, basically not firing. There is oil, more detail below, and the motor runs but it won't fire. Building up to this point we had an intermittent fault which resulted in the boiler only firing occasionally, but the motor would not shut down.
I discussed with my plumber and we took a number of actions, see below;
1) solenoid coil spare, replaced last September and again (just in case) two weeks ago
2) New capacitor
3) Fuel line replaced due to existing being loose and different levels along its length - much of the damage was done by previous house occupant with fuel line going through a hedge and consequently it became warped.
4) Tiger loop - to ensure constant oil supply, as my tank is basically level with the boiler.
5) New nozzle due to slight ‘sooting’ x2.
6) Fuel pump due to fluctuating oil pressure and to ensure solenoid operation.
7) New control box.
8) Fire valve replaced to ensure oil supply.
All this has resulted in now in complete non-operation, so we have actually gone backwards. My plumber advised checking with Grant themselves who unfortunately don't offer an engineer service. However they have recommended another local guy, who is coming tomorrow.
Anyone any ideas?
Thanks for any help/opinions.