Hi All,
The boiler is a Grant Euroflame with a Riello RDB3 burner.
So, we ran out of oil this week. I have since put 160 litres of oil in the tank now and am waiting on my scheduled delivery next week to fill the damn thing up again. Bad timing....
But the bloody thing still won't fire up.
I presumed an air lock, so have bled the system by opening the allen screw in the "long bolt" at the bottom left of the burner until oil comes out when the pump kicks on.
I got very frustrated with this, and in the end used a vacuum brake bleeding tool to draw oil through, which worked well. So I know the oil is at least as far as the pump. If I crack the screw during the startup sequence, then oil bubbles out of it.
When I press the reset button, it seems that first the fan runs for about 12 seconds, then it sounds like the oil pump kicks on (and this is when oil will bubble out of the bleed screw if it's loose), there are assorted click noises, then after about 5 seconds it turns itself off.
I have tried disconnecting the photocell to see if it will ignite then, but that's also a no-go. Although I have been through several photocells with this boiler, I don't think that's the problem.
Anyway....kind of stuck now, with oil but no heating!
Does anyone know what to try next?
By the way, I am near Guildford in Surrey if there are any trades on here that would like to come and sort this out and service the boiler at the same time!
Many thanks,
Alasdair
The boiler is a Grant Euroflame with a Riello RDB3 burner.
So, we ran out of oil this week. I have since put 160 litres of oil in the tank now and am waiting on my scheduled delivery next week to fill the damn thing up again. Bad timing....
But the bloody thing still won't fire up.
I presumed an air lock, so have bled the system by opening the allen screw in the "long bolt" at the bottom left of the burner until oil comes out when the pump kicks on.
I got very frustrated with this, and in the end used a vacuum brake bleeding tool to draw oil through, which worked well. So I know the oil is at least as far as the pump. If I crack the screw during the startup sequence, then oil bubbles out of it.
When I press the reset button, it seems that first the fan runs for about 12 seconds, then it sounds like the oil pump kicks on (and this is when oil will bubble out of the bleed screw if it's loose), there are assorted click noises, then after about 5 seconds it turns itself off.
I have tried disconnecting the photocell to see if it will ignite then, but that's also a no-go. Although I have been through several photocells with this boiler, I don't think that's the problem.
Anyway....kind of stuck now, with oil but no heating!
Does anyone know what to try next?
By the way, I am near Guildford in Surrey if there are any trades on here that would like to come and sort this out and service the boiler at the same time!
Many thanks,
Alasdair
