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<blockquote data-quote="Lazarus" data-source="post: 720517" data-attributes="member: 323322">Hmm. Should have realised there is no smoke without fire. In my case, no smoke. Or fire.Had to do a full service on my Oil Boiler, which happens to be in a very small outside boiler house at the point most remote from the nearest door to my house.Been running back and forth fetching tools (Why do you always take every size Allen Key but the one you need?) and stuff, in the wind and rain.Filters a bit mucky (Had a fresh tank of oil a few days ago which has no doubt disturbed sediment in the sump), as were the flame spreaders etc.But I think the real problem was the jet - took it off and soaked it in petrol and the petrol went rather dark yellow after a few minutes.All back together and working .................... for now!I gave up doing regular maintenance on oil boilers years ago as there was never anything amiss. Prefer to rely on breakdown maintenance instead these days - which, of course, has one major drawback. The faults only ever occur when you actually really need heating!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazarus, post: 720517, member: 323322"] Hmm. Should have realised there is no smoke without fire. In my case, no smoke. Or fire. Had to do a full service on my Oil Boiler, which happens to be in a very small outside boiler house at the point most remote from the nearest door to my house. Been running back and forth fetching tools (Why do you always take every size Allen Key but the one you need?) and stuff, in the wind and rain. Filters a bit mucky (Had a fresh tank of oil a few days ago which has no doubt disturbed sediment in the sump), as were the flame spreaders etc. But I think the real problem was the jet - took it off and soaked it in petrol and the petrol went rather dark yellow after a few minutes. All back together and working .................... for now! I gave up doing regular maintenance on oil boilers years ago as there was never anything amiss. Prefer to rely on breakdown maintenance instead these days - which, of course, has one major drawback. The faults only ever occur when you actually really need heating! [/QUOTE]

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