my oil burner fires up ok and runs for an hour before cutting out. when you hit the reset button, it fires up ok. anybody got any suggestions as to why it keeps cutting out?
oil burner stopping intermittently
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Richardpuller
Certainly sounds like a fuel oil problem, a blocked filter perhaps or a leak in the oil pipe resulting in air locks.
It could be heat related - the coil on top of the oil pump is a popular one....especially if the thing comes back to life when it has cooled a bit.
A pump pressure test and a smoke test is a good thing to indicate if it needs a clean out, too.
John
A pump pressure test and a smoke test is a good thing to indicate if it needs a clean out, too.
John
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Richardpuller
Good call John.........
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What make of Burner do you have? info on this would enable us to give you advice on your particular burner model
The burner is a riello 40.
and i take 75 plus vat for fitting it
Had one of these earlier this week with same symptoms, thought coil (although I've only changed one Riello coil in the last 2 years) - turned out to be a control box fault intermittently allowing coil to energise...
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