Firebird boiler

2018na

I bought a firebird utility oil boiler back at the tail end of the winter. I have been really let down by a plumber who I have told he can call anytime to set it up correctly. Basically strung me along for 14 weeks and says now oh I forgot. I was told that these burners are plug and play but they just don’t seem to be set right at all. Does the nozzle get changed or something even though it’s brand new.I do realise I have to start the process of getting a heating engineer with the correct testing equipment to set it up but it is very strange that a brand new and quite expensive burner does not run right. It’s my second one of these and the air intake is set the same as the first one which runs perfectly

jimf

new boilers have to be commissioned and set up properly they dont and cant be preset from the manf

on site conditions vary

your best bet is to get an experienced boiler tech who will have the proper test equipment to set it up properly

2018na

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119522494#Comment_119522494

Thanks Jim. I realise it’s a specialist job. Badly let down by an asshole plumber and now I have to start the whole process of getting someone again. Just as everyone will be deciding to get there boiler serviced. I know of a grant outdoor module that was installed by a plumber which needed nothing adjusting. I am many years in the building trade myself. All the people in the plumber trade I know in Dublin are 99 percent rgi gas installers and have almost no experience with oil systems

Wearb

"brand new and quite expensive burner does not run right. It’s my second one of these"

Why have you changed the burner on a new boiler?

2018na

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119522559#Comment_119522559

i have two of these systems. First one was installed in 2015 and set up by the plumber who let me down and is running perfectly.new boiler is in my man cave.

jimf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119522558#Comment_119522558

if you get on to firebird they will be able to give you the name of a competent person that covers your area 026/45253

jimf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119522559#Comment_119522559

im guessing its a completely different boiler

2018na

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119522621#Comment_119522621

The burner is not riello branded alright but most of the module is the same. Some idiot decided it was a good idea to make the pressure guage electronic for some reason

jimf

it will be an elco burner now that firebird are using

they switched from riello about 4 years ago

2018na

Do any of you lads live near navan 😂😂honestly I will pay anything to sort this out quickly

jimf

what exactly is the problem with your boiler

2018na

Hi Jim. Outside at the flue you can hear it stutter slightly. Excessive smoke and using too much kerosene. Tried endlessly adjusting the air but never could get it right

jimf

you cant adjust anything without the proper equipment

an over aired boiler is 1 of the biggest causes of excessive high co readings

best advice stop now and dont use until its set up properly

2018na

That’s exactly what I have done Jim. Have not turned it on since may or sometime like that. That plumber has let me down since then. I made the mistake of telling him to call when it suits he could do it whenever. Absolute knob end of a man

2018na

Thanks for all your help guys. Got both boilers sorted by a very impressive heating engineer who lives not too far away. Both boilers are running like a dream. Had the manners to not watch him too closely but it is definitely a very specialist job