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oil heating wont come on after summer?

  • 10-10-2011 3:08pm
    #1
    djpk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭


    hi my oil ran out in may and i just left it off untill today when i got oil,
    the clock is working fine but the red reset button on burner is not illuminating at all,
    any ideas before i have to call a heating engineer-i have done this for 15 years with no problems till now
    thanx
    paul


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  • #2
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    The oil pump on the burner will need bleeding, check out the search facility on this forum where you'll find loads of threads explaining exactly how to go about bleeding the pump.


  • #3
    djpk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭djpk1


    thanx for quick reply
    ive already bled it but just cant get it to fire up-the wee button on the front is normally lit up red but ive tried everything and cant seem to get it sorted lol
    paul


  • #4
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    Is it running ??? is the red lock out button illuminated ??? Make and model of burner ???

    Have you tried resetting the hi limit stat next to the thermostat ???


  • #5
    meercat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,828 ✭✭✭meercat


    Billy Bunting wrote: »

    Have you tried resetting the hi limit stat next to the thermostat ???

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056415410


  • #6
    djpk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭djpk1


    thanx for all your help turned out i needed an engineer-"chinamans hat"-(i now know what it is) had came off and the whole thing had filled with water shorting everything out-im glad i didnt hoke to much ,
    needed a few things replacing and all he charged was £100
    i was well impressed as you shoulda seen what he took out of it lol


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