Grant Euroflame fault 3
Flame slow to stabilise during start up
Oil boilerWhat it means
Boiler works but the flame takes longer than expected to stabilise during start up.
Likely causes
- Insufficient air supply
- Faulty or worn fan
- Inadequate room ventilation
- Incorrect nozzle size or type fitted for required boiler output
- Fuel pressure too low
- Insufficient draught
- Dirty boiler heat exchanger
- Poor flue condition
- Motor/pump fault
- Electrode/ignition fault
- Control box fault
- Oil pump fault
- Solenoid valve/coil fault
- Nozzle/fuel contamination
- Combustion air/head setting fault
- Photocell fault
- Balanced flue recirculation
- Boiler or flue blockage
- Incorrect diffuser position causing poor flame pattern or combustion issues
- Debris, leaves, hair, fluff accumulation on fan impeller or housing
- Debris, leaves, hair, fluff accumulation blocking air inlet
- Worn or damaged nozzle causing poor combustion
Where to start
- Check the air damper setting and the condition of the fan
- Check room ventilation is adequate, see Section 9.1
- Check the nozzle size and type
The full answer, free
- 46 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 43), 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 Euroflame. Check the model on the data plate before you order parts.