unhandymann
DIY
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Hi all looking for some helpful advice
I'm an Aussie so go easy on me, I have a good mechanical engineering head but first time plumbing and dealing with kerosene burners/radiators as it's not something you'd see in Australia often.
So recently moved to Wexford Ireland and some radiators were cold and others luke warm
Bled the air out system with not much better results.
Serviced and cleaned the burner and heat exchanger which was looking like it was part of the Titanic and not been touched in many moons.
Replaced, new correct tip, correct pressure of fuel, tested the photo lens which was faulty and replaced, new line and fire valve also, but still same issue!
Also fitted a New grundfos Alpha 1 pump and valves as thought possibly a flow problem.
From here assumed it possibly was the control box or solenoid on the burner so ended up putting in a refurbished RGB 2.2 burner thinking rid of two possible problems and still the same result
So the issue now is the same before replacing the burner, it come on via the mains power switch and the controller won't control the burner but still powers the electric valves when switched on.
The controller inside will click and act like it's working and the red led comes on with the timer and it 'clicks' which I guess is the internal relay to control the burner but nothing happens?
My next point of call is the burner thermostat, ones turned on via the mains it does switch off once to temperature and then comes back on when temp drops so I'm thinking the second thermostat is working?
The only way to turn it off it via the mains switch so I guess it would be the first of the two thermostat controls or could it be the thermostat inside the house?
The issue currently to rule out the burner thermostat the only replacement unit available has completely different wiring (which I have)
* I've contacted 4 electricians in my area 2 don't want to know about it and 1 said almost 2 months wait!
I'm an Aussie so go easy on me, I have a good mechanical engineering head but first time plumbing and dealing with kerosene burners/radiators as it's not something you'd see in Australia often.
So recently moved to Wexford Ireland and some radiators were cold and others luke warm
Bled the air out system with not much better results.
Serviced and cleaned the burner and heat exchanger which was looking like it was part of the Titanic and not been touched in many moons.
Replaced, new correct tip, correct pressure of fuel, tested the photo lens which was faulty and replaced, new line and fire valve also, but still same issue!
Also fitted a New grundfos Alpha 1 pump and valves as thought possibly a flow problem.
From here assumed it possibly was the control box or solenoid on the burner so ended up putting in a refurbished RGB 2.2 burner thinking rid of two possible problems and still the same result
So the issue now is the same before replacing the burner, it come on via the mains power switch and the controller won't control the burner but still powers the electric valves when switched on.
The controller inside will click and act like it's working and the red led comes on with the timer and it 'clicks' which I guess is the internal relay to control the burner but nothing happens?
My next point of call is the burner thermostat, ones turned on via the mains it does switch off once to temperature and then comes back on when temp drops so I'm thinking the second thermostat is working?
The only way to turn it off it via the mains switch so I guess it would be the first of the two thermostat controls or could it be the thermostat inside the house?
The issue currently to rule out the burner thermostat the only replacement unit available has completely different wiring (which I have)
* I've contacted 4 electricians in my area 2 don't want to know about it and 1 said almost 2 months wait!