Grant Boilerhouse fault 8
Combustion fumes smell
Oil boilerWhat it means
Smell of combustion fumes detected, indicating a sealing or fitting fault on the boiler, burner, flue, or condensate system.
Likely causes
- Boiler cleaning cover or seal not correctly fitted
- Burner not correctly fitted onto flange
- Flue not correctly sealed into flue outlet of boiler
- Condensate pipe and trap not operating correctly
Where to start
- Check boiler cleaning cover and seal are correctly fitted
- Check burner is correctly fitted onto flange
- Check flue is correctly sealed into flue outlet of boiler
The full answer, free
- 53 more checks in order
- The readings and component tests from the manual
- How to put it right, step by step
- The manual page for this fault (page 48), right under the answer
Safety: Isolate oil and power before you touch the burner. Do a combustion test after any burner adjustment or part change. OFTEC (or equivalent) work only.
From the Grant manual for the Boilerhouse. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.