Oil Fired Boiler

[Triassic]

I’m staying with a friend this weekend and his 20 year old oil fired boiler has given up the ghost.  He lives in a rural location so no mains gas.

 

Im totally out of touch with oil fired boilers, so can someone suggest the current best on class oil boiler replacement? 

Edited December 15, 2018 by Triassic

[ProDave]

If you had asked me 10 years ago I would have said Grant, but so many I have been involved with recently have had issues.

 

What is wrong with the old one?  unless the water jacket has rusted through, there is usually not much a new burner or burner overhaul won't fix.

[PeterW]

HRM Wallstar combis are good and they have the burner through the wall so no oil smell in the house. 

[Onoff]

Touch wood my Warmflow with a Riello burner has been good. 

 

Pretty sure if you want to buy one now you need to say it's for your "chicken shed", "pig sty" etc. 

[Alexphd1]

I would have a look at repairing before replacing, even considering a new burner. 

[Onoff]

My baffles were burnt through. Replaced with plates from my fabricator. Simple rectangular plates cut to size.

 

 

Lid was knackered where the insuation had disintegrated:

 

 

Got new insulation:

 

 

Made a new lid:

 

 

 

New gasket for the burner:

 

 

Stuck a new jet in...

 

Thermostat replaced a while back.

 

Fire valve was playing up but seems to have settled down.

[Nickfromwales]

Grant have been fit and forget in every instance for the last 15 years. Last one fitted about 4 years ago and still going strong in a large and unsympathetic dwelling.

[dpmiller]

My preference wouldn't have a Riello burner...

 

I'm mightily impressed with our Turkington/ Turco condenser but i don't think you's go far wrong with any of the usual suspects- Grant/Warmflow/ Firebird etc. We've got all these close to home so tend not to see so much WB or HRM this side of the wee pond.

 

/except for the special models that WB made for NI "refurb" installs, long after condensers were mandatory...