Whats Involved
- All Oil-Fired Appliance Servicing includes the following checks:
· Visual inspection of oil tank, base & supports
· Inspection of oil supply system (if accessible)
· Inspection of visible flue pipes, joints and termination
· Checks for combustion air supply (Open flue boilers and range cookers)
· Visual inspection of electrical connections, earth bonding & fuse ratings
Boiler servicing will also include the following:
· Cleaning & inspection of heat exchanger, flueways & baffles
· Cleaning & inspection of secondary heat exchanger (condensing boilers only)
· Cleaning of burner air inlet & fan
· Cleaning & checking of burner electrodes
· Fitting of new nozzle
· Cleaning of blast tube
· Cleaning & checking photocell
· Visual inspection of electrical cables
· Replacing flexi oil hoses (annually for standard & every 5 years for long-life)
· Firing burner checking oil pressure & performing combustion analysis
Range Cooker Servicing will also include the following:
· Removal of hot plates & cleaning of flue-ways & combustion chamber
· Cleaning of carbon deposits from burner base
· Checking burner sleeves
· Replacing wicks if necessary
· Checking burner level & cold oil depth
· Checking Oil Control valve operation & cleaning valve stem if accessible
· Checking electric top/thermostat operation
· Checking & adjusting oil flow rates
· Re-lighting burner & checking operation
- Unvented Cylinder Servicing comprises:
· Cleaning the cold water main inlet valve filter
· Checking the manual operation of pressure & temperature relief valve
· Checking the manual operation of the expansion relief vessel
· Checking the expansion vessel pre-charge (reinstating air bubble for Megaflo cylinders)
· Checking for leakage & taht discharge pipework is clear
· Checking conformance with Building Regulations
