Oil central heating not working

johnnymorgan

Hi, stopped in bad weather recently.

Any ideas where I could check or if aomething is broke.

Two pics of boiler and tank.

Thanks,

Wexfordboy89

johnnymorgan wrote: »

Hi, stopped in bad weather recently.

Any ideas where I could check or if aomething is broke.

Two pics of boiler and tank.

Thanks,

Air in the system maybe?Cant see any pictures im afraid

johnnymorgan

Sorry, couldnt figure how to add on phone. Got there.

Pic of boiler. Burner has red light on. Oil tank not covered now.

decmeister

did you press the reset button

Wexfordboy89

johnnymorgan wrote: »

Sorry, couldnt figure how to add on phone. Got there.

Pic of boiler. Burner has red light on. Oil tank not covered now.

No worries the burner doesnt turn on at all?Theres a small little valve in the burner that controls the oil flow at least on my mams one there is could that have gone ?

johnnymorgan

decmeister wrote: »

did you press the reset button

Doc you know where it is. I pressed in that red button few days back and sounded like engine teying to start..

K.Flyer

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

No worries the burner doesnt turn on at all?Theres a small little valve in the burner that controls the oil flow at least on my mams one there is could that have gone ?

Unless you have the correct equipment you should not attempt to adjust the oil pressure settings on the burner as this can very easily lead to very high levels of carbon monoxide.

decmeister

yes the red button is the reset button
try it again

Wexfordboy89

K.Flyer wrote: »

Unless you have the correct equipment you should not attempt to adjust the oil pressure settings on the burner as this can very easily lead to very high levels of carbon monoxide.

Ya true just remember my mam had a problem with hers one time and that seemed to fix it.maybe its due a service afaik you have to get them serviced every so often

decmeister

do you have oil in your tank??

K.Flyer

johnnymorgan wrote: »

Doc you know where it is. I pressed in that red button few days back and sounded like engine teying to start..

Asking the obvious question, is there enough fuel in the tank?

johnnymorgan

Boiler serviced last nov. 3ft of oil id say.

Pressed twice. Sounded like struggling engine but didnt atop as much as last time. maybe still frozen somewhere?

Wexfordboy89

johnnymorgan wrote: »

Boiler serviced last nov. 3ft of oil id say.

Pressed twice. Sounded like struggling engine but didnt atop as much as last time. maybe still frozen somewhere?

Maybe try a kettle of warm water on the oil pipe from the tank to the burner?

johnnymorgan

Wexfordboy89 wrote: »

Maybe try a kettle of warm water on the oil pipe to the tank?

Did put some on part of pipe i cud see. In pic attached.

Fried reset bit more. Nearly fired once.. smelling bit ao dont want overdo.

Might wait till morning. More thawing might help.

ibFoxer

I'm wondering did the burner run without any oil getting to it? Assuming it's thawed sufficiently, I'd chance bleeding it, if you remove the outer cover theres a bleed valve that can be opened with an allen key, what you need to do is open it fully without removing the screw, long press the reset button, and get ready to listen for the burner to fire, once it does you need to close the screw fairly quickly. Don't forget to hold a cloth over the valve to soak up the oil that it lets out.

I'm going to disclaimer this by saying it's what i suspect, but it may not be the issue. Also it may need to be tried more than once to keep firing.

johnnymorgan

ibFoxer wrote: »

I'm wondering did the burner run without any oil getting to it? Assuming it's thawed sufficiently, I'd chance bleeding it, if you remove the outer cover theres a bleed valve that can be opened with an allen key, what you need to do is open it fully without removing the screw, long press the reset button, and get ready to listen for the burner to fire, once it does you need to close the screw fairly quickly. Don't forget to hold a cloth over the valve to soak up the oil that it lets out.

I'm going to disclaimer this by saying it's what i suspect, but it may not be the issue. Also it may need to be tried more than once to keep firing.

See pic. Where is valve

johnnymorgan

Another pic(had to shrink).

Def smoke coming out around reset button when tried which is worrying. Really cant afford a broken burner now

K.Flyer

Smoke may not be a good sign, it would probably be better to get someone who knows what they are looking at to take a look and ensure it is safe.

Check oil getting to the burner pump by opening this screw by a couple of turns only, no need to remove it, allow oil to ooze out without bubbles for a couple of seconds and close it again.
Make sure to have something to catch the oil and dispose of it correctly.

It may be a dirty / faulty photocell.