Faulty Danfoss oil pump?

[Wykeman]

Hi Guys, have just installed a Worcester boiler into a Gite in Brittany,which i picked up from ebay,Got the central heating working but have oil leaking from the pressure adjusting point on the Danfoss BFP 41 oil pump,If I close down the pressure the boiler splutters and shuts down with the lockout light coming on,Is the boiler at fault or the pump?With a small leak the boiler works fine.....Any suggestions :

 

[Agile]

Hi Guys, have just installed a Worcester boiler into a Gite in Brittany, which i picked up from ebay,

I did not know that they sold property in France on ebay!

I think, but may be corrected by those who work on oil all the time, that the adjustment screw has an "O" ring seal which may have become damaged.

If others dont comment on this you may be able to get some help by calling the worcester tech help but be aware they are phone jockeys and not boiler engineers. Better to email the query to give them more time to consider their reply.

Tony

 

[oilman]

These leaks can give perpetual grief, best to change the pump. You can probably get one from ebay.

 

[Agile]

These leaks can give perpetual grief, best to change the pump.

Yes, but how is the adjustment screw meant to be sealed?

Tony

 

[gremlin16]

Screw seals with "O" ring.

If its a BFP 41L3 pump you need to strip it down as the seal sits inside the casing.
The adjuster screw will not screw out through casing.

IMO not worth the bother get a new one.

 

[Wykeman]

Hi Guys, have just installed a Worcester boiler into a Gite in Brittany, which i picked up from ebay,

I did not know that they sold property in France on ebay!



You'll be surprised at what you can find today on the web,I answered the front door in my pyjamas yesterday,It was quite a differcult job doing that installation!

 

[gasandoilman]

you should fit a new pump as said above but if you are fitting yourself buy a pressure gauge too as you will need to set oil/air ratio

 

[gremlin16]

buy a pressure gauge too as you will need to set oil/air ratio

And a flue gas analizer

 

[WDIK]

and a smoke pump