On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 17:48:17 +0100, "BillR"
wrote:

Dave Ramage wrote:


Thanks for this info....another reason to consider a replacement
rather than patch it up. It also seems that the seals are asbestos
according to other posts.

This could also explain that when I tested the boiler briefly with the
cover off to see if the fan was working there was a fair bit of flame
emitted around the bottom of the fire box when it lit.

I've had one of these boilers for 23 years and it still going strong.
AFAIK you can't run the boiler without the cover on.
I too had a similar problem some years ago and it turned out to be problem
with the interlock from the fan. In my case it was a flexy tube to the
diaphram switch.
The seals are asbestos rope but that shouldn't be problem unless you remove
or dismantle the boiler.

My parents have had one for probably even longer, and they are only
thinking about replacing it now due to it being a little noisy. Has
been pretty reliable apart from one time that a loose screw was
holding a gas valve open, which caused a leak that then caused a small
explosion one morning. Was a very load bang, and the casing ended up
so deformed that it would not pressurise!

I also remember helping my father move it up into the loft of their
new extension - that boiler is seriously heavy.


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Colin Swan