Totally off subject but can anyone help??

mep · Apr 11, 2013

Hello,

I know this is an electricians forum...which I am, but I have a problem with my boiler. I ran out of oil and have now replenished it but it won't come out of lock out mode. Every time I try to reset it, it fires up for a couple of seconds then goes to lock out. I understand that I need to bleed/prime the oil pump and I have tried to undo the brass nut but cannot budge it - this is the outgoing line from the oil pump which has a rigid pipe connected leading to the brass nut and screw. Does anyone have any suggestions please? It is a worcester 15/19 boiler and the pump is danfoss BFP 41 L3.

Thanks,

Lisa.

Robson689 · Apr 11, 2013

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mep · Apr 11, 2013

I have tried there...

telectrix · Apr 11, 2013

geordie should know. just mention newcastle brown.

Earthstore · Apr 11, 2013

Is it a wall or floor mounted?
Is the oil level higher than the pump?

Geordie Spark · Apr 11, 2013

telectrix said:
geordie should know. just mention newcastle brown.

Haha ..... nice one Tel, but I'm sorry I know nothing about oil fired boilers - other than what the OP already knows. It needs bleeding, and he needs to undo the brass nut thing (technical term)

You can bet your Megger MFT that if something that has seized / cannot be unscrewed, then that's got to be the solution to the problem - every time!!!

Geordie Spark · Apr 11, 2013

Does the OP have the user manual?

If not, it can be downloaded from here: Discontinued oil-fired boiler literature - Worcester, Bosch Group UK installer site

Geordie Spark · Apr 11, 2013

Here's the service manual for the fuel pump: http://burner.danfoss.com/dila/dkbgps000a115.pdf

Sorry I can't be more help.

telectrix · Apr 11, 2013

the thingy that needs unscrewing will probably need a bit of gentle persuasion with a pair of grips to start ---. download the manual courtesy of geordie's link so you know what to unscrew. plumbers can usually do this sort of thing, so it can't be hard, can it?

Geordie Spark · Apr 11, 2013

telectrix said:
the thingy that needs unscrewing will probably need a bit of gentle persuasion with a pair of grips to start ---. download the manual courtesy of geordie's link so you know what to unscrew. plumbers can usually do this sort of thing, so it can't be hard, can it?

You rough ar$e ........ use the proper tool - a spanner AND be sure to turn it in the right direction!! (posted for the benefit of the sparks on here)

telectrix · Apr 11, 2013

anyway, geordie. elex manchester, june, you coming down?

mep · Apr 11, 2013

Thanks for replies, it is on the floor not wall mounted. I have already downloaded manual. Spoken to a plumber friend on the phone who says I am trying to move the right thing, but still having no joy. I have put some emergency barrels of oil in whilst waiting for delivery and this has bought level over pump level. Think I will wait for Brutas to get home and show me how the men do it...meanwhile I will go to my mums and wash all the oil off that i spilled over myself. Thanks.

brucyboy · Apr 11, 2013

You need to bleed the fuel to the burner it's normally gravity fed and there will be a bleed nipple somewhere on it.

Geordie Spark · Apr 11, 2013

telectrix said:
anyway, geordie. elex manchester, june, you coming down?

Dunno Tel ....... being retired I don't have much use for new stuff. I was thinking about visiting the Harrogate show, but by the time I'd finished thinking the show had been & gone ....