Need help with bleeding boiler

annoke

Hi there - can you help?

We've been a bit gung ho! We ran out of oil. Just got new oil in and outside boiler wouldn't go. Hit restart button but didn't fire. Took off outer cover around reset button and turned a flathead screw as we thought this was the way to bleed it. This didn't work so used spanner to unscrew hexagonal type bolt below and when hit reset button this caused air & sputtering - then it would cut out - we hit reset button a few more times, more air & sputtering and oil was coming through. Turned on control button in the house and boiler fired and kept going for a while but cut out again. Now won't fire even when we hit reset button.

1. Have we messed up by turning the flathead screw - is this something we need to adjust?
2. Have we caused a problem by hitting the reset button too many times?
3. Is there something more we can do ourselves or admit defeat and call in the pros?

Thanks for any help/advice you can give. Hoping that our ignorance hasn't made things worse than they were at the start.

Thanks,
Ann

JamesM

The screw is the oil pressure adjuster. Try screwing it in fully - then go back about 10 half turns. The cone shape of the screw should be about halfway into the slot. Screwed in less for kero than diesel. Then try the nut again - get all the air out.
Jim.

annoke

Thanks a million for that Jim. Won't get a chance to try until that until tomorrow now. Appreciate the advice. Have a good weekend.

annoke

Jim,

Just want to say a big thanks. Put your advice into action and boiler going great guns now.

All the best,
Ann

JamesM

That's great - as long as you don't see smoke from the flue (or vent) the adjustment should be OK.
Jim.