old type stanley solid fuel range not heating properly

sanbrafyffe

hi all

my sister has one of these stanley ranges,,,it has a boiler and is connected to the cylinder to do the hot water,,,,up on till recently it was working fine,,,you could roast chickens or whatever in the oven no bother,,,we clean it reguarly at the bottom hatch with the rod we stick in and pull out the dirt etc

but now,,,with no matter wat fuel..turf/coal it just do0esnt seem to be able to get to the teperature it used to,,,,as if the clock is stuggling to climb,,maybe max it goes to now is 150 degrees celcius where as before it could hit 250 no problem

any ideas,,,its not mad old this range,,maybe 4-5 years

cheers b

Billy Bunting

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sanbrafyffe

white stanley with the black cover on top

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Do you clean down the side and remove the back cover and clean down the back ?? cleaning the bottom is just cleaning the bottom, the heat travels around the top, down the side and up the back to the flue, it must all be clear.

What range is it ????

Billy Bunting

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shane0007

sanbrafyffe wrote: »

hi all

my sister has one of these stanley ranges,,,it has a boiler and is connected to the cylinder to do the hot water,,,,up on till recently it was working fine,,,you could roast chickens or whatever in the oven no bother,,,we clean it reguarly at the bottom hatch with the rod we stick in and pull out the dirt etc

but now,,,with no matter wat fuel..turf/coal it just do0esnt seem to be able to get to the teperature it used to,,,,as if the clock is stuggling to climb,,maybe max it goes to now is 150 degrees celcius where as before it could hit 250 no problem

any ideas,,,its not mad old this range,,maybe 4-5 years

cheers b

Gee whizz Sanbrafyffe, you certainly know a lot of people with a lot of problems judging by the amount of requests you have posted looking for assistance!

jimf

hes such a helpful brother to have shane007 i wish i had one dont you sometimes

shane0007

jimf wrote: »

hes such a helpful brother to have shane007 i wish i had one dont you sometimes

I sure do! I wish I lived beside him too....

Billy Bunting

Did i miss sumink lads, shall i put the bill in the post.

Billy Bunting

Ahhh! just checked his profile, helpful chap for sure.

Mod, please look at this members past posts on this forum. This member should be banned from this forum.

shane0007

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Ahhh! just checked his profile, helpful chap for sure.

Mod, please look at this members past posts on this forum. This member should be banned from this forum.

IMHO that might be a bit extreme but perhaps a bit more honesty from Sanbrafyffe might not go amiss. He should also refrain from giving dangerous advice in an area he obviously knows nothing about.

jimf

agree with you shane might be a bit extreme but i can also see where billy is
coming from seen a post on here recently re a guy servicing oil boilers when asked
what courses etc he had taken none was the answer he just looked up the symptoms on his laptop once on site and went from there no wonder people think were mad when we ask for 80 euro for a service and they tell us they can get it done for half that

now have to go my sister has a problem with her kettle will be back later for advice
on how to fix it

Billy Bunting

Looking back over his posts it makes it quite obvious that he is making a living out of our advise, advise given by us under the impression that we are helping a diyer/consumer and not someone who is going about portraying themselves as a tradesman.