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FireBird Oil Burner

  • 04-04-2011 6:18pm
    #1
    barfletcher
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭


    Hi all,

    I have a firebird oil burner and I just noticed that there is steam coming out of a "valve" on the top of the burner. It's like a pressure relief valve? with steam and droplets seeping from it.

    I did notice that the heating system pressure was high (almost 4bar) so is it just releasing pressure? Never noticed it before?

    Thanks,
    Barry


Comments

  • #2
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    The PRV opens at 3bar, why do you have 4 bar pressure ???.


  • #3
    barfletcher
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭barfletcher


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    The PRV opens at 3bar, why do you have 4 bar pressure ???.

    I don't have it intentionally at 4bar - I think a pressure valve on the feed in to the system has failed open.... I closed it manually so I assume the pressure will drop by itself?


  • #4
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    You need to relieve some pressure, preflably from a rad vent valve.


  • #5
    barfletcher
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭barfletcher


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    You need to relieve some pressure, preflably from a rad vent valve.

    Will do - thanks for the quick replies. What is an "ideal" pressure? 2bar?


  • #6
    Billy Bunting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Billy Bunting


    Depends on instalation but 1 bar will sort it.


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  • #7
    barfletcher
    Registered Users Posts: 29 ✭barfletcher


    Billy Bunting wrote: »
    Depends on instalation but 1 bar will sort it.

    Thanks again Billy.


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