Hi,
Would be great if someone could offer a bit of advice.
I ran out of oil a few days ago and just got a bit more. I've runout a couple of times before and just bleeding that long gold pipe on the burner whilst pressing the reset buton one or a few times has done the trick. this time though it wouldn't take. I tried a good 15 times and since read somewhere that this probably wasn't a good idea. After about the first 7 or 8 there were not so much bubbles as slightly odd coloured stuff coming out with the oil, for about 5 bleeds. Then after a couple more it finally fired and stayed lit, though after this it took though the water a good 5 minutes to get even vaguely above cold (unlike previous times).
Turned the heating on and left it a 30 mins. rads got nice and hot. v. hot water from tap (as normal).
decided to have a shower as it's been a few days due to the cold water! was ok but not hot like normal, gradually cooloing to moderately warm.
Came back down and look at the boiler and it had gone out.
Now it will not restart. It gets to the stage before the whooosh but never does that, or even tries to. Only tried maybe 5 times in last hour.
Any idea what could be wrong?
thanks
Would be great if someone could offer a bit of advice.
I ran out of oil a few days ago and just got a bit more. I've runout a couple of times before and just bleeding that long gold pipe on the burner whilst pressing the reset buton one or a few times has done the trick. this time though it wouldn't take. I tried a good 15 times and since read somewhere that this probably wasn't a good idea. After about the first 7 or 8 there were not so much bubbles as slightly odd coloured stuff coming out with the oil, for about 5 bleeds. Then after a couple more it finally fired and stayed lit, though after this it took though the water a good 5 minutes to get even vaguely above cold (unlike previous times).
Turned the heating on and left it a 30 mins. rads got nice and hot. v. hot water from tap (as normal).
decided to have a shower as it's been a few days due to the cold water! was ok but not hot like normal, gradually cooloing to moderately warm.
Came back down and look at the boiler and it had gone out.
Now it will not restart. It gets to the stage before the whooosh but never does that, or even tries to. Only tried maybe 5 times in last hour.
Any idea what could be wrong?
thanks