On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:19:23 +0000
Ed Sirett wrote:

It may well be possible to get it to work well enough again.
Obviously it having already sooted up would make me and probably most
other fitters look very very carefully at it. I'd really want to be
100% sure that the problem would not return in the next couple of
years.

It is a simple unit being essentially no different from any of a dozen
models of it's era.

Essentially all that's needed is a thorough clean out.
Check the flue after a 5 minutes operation
that it draws well enough to clear a smoke pellet and check that all
the flue gases are going upwards when in operation.

However there is no margin for error on this job. The cause of why it
sooted up must be found and corrected. This is a plausibly a matter of
life and death.


Thanks for your comments Ed, it's much appreciated.

I understand the seriousness of the matter, when I saw carbon monoxide
in everyone's replies, the boiler was off and the windows were open
immediately and it took me a couple of hours to get calm again...

I am going to engage an experienced heating fitter tomorrow who a
friend has recommended. I am planning, pending re-employment or
windfall, to carry out some alterations to my flat which would affect
the room in which the boiler is situated, so I really don't want to
have to replace boiler and possibly storage tank etc etc at this point,
only to have to move it all and possibly upgrade it in the near future!

Fingers crossed a thorough clean does the job. Meanwhile I can testify
to the efficacy of the Delonghi electric fan heaters on sale at Tesco
for £7, although the spinning of the electricity meter is making me
dizzy!

Thanks again
--
Michael