Heating Oil And Boiler

[Barmaid]

Like an idiot, I ran out of heating oil on Sunday.

It was meant to be delivered today. I wasnt here this morning. They often leave a delivery note poking through the door but it could have blown away. Now I could go and check the tank, but this means battling through the undergrowth and poking a long stick in the top (the guage doesnt work) and its raining. Or I could just turn the boiler on and see what happens.

Two questions:-

If there is no oil and I turn the boiler on, will it do any damage?
Do I need to do anything with the boiler - I have never run out of oil before. How does it know there is oil in the tank?

Yours shiveringly........

[mccfluff]

why don't you ring them and see if they have delivered???

[Barmaid]

Tried that. Constantly engaged. I normally do it online.

[Barmaid]

Oil has arrived, so I've turned the boiler back on. It's not firing up though.

[mccfluff]

probably you thats' not firing up

[Zacs-Master]

BM, I would seriously invest in one of these:
https://www.boilerjuice.com/watchman-sonic-tank-monitor/?gclid=CjwKCAiA15vTBRAHEiwA7Snfc_toSLth7TYkBJGd3lQ4TIPPo4aRg7kS0cz5ko0a5YTyNL6mMw3YqhoCc7QQAvD_BwE

[Zacs-Master]

what make of boiler is it?
Some of them have a little manual pump which you have to press (many times) to get the new oil supply to come thru.

[Barmaid]

I'm moving out in 2 months Zacs!

[Zacs-Master]

Ah. OK.

[donny48]

Althogh you now have oil in the tank there will be none at the boiler, it will need bleeding as Zac says.

[Barmaid]

its a Grant Multipass Combi.

[Islay]

You don't always need to bleed after delivery, is there an ignition buttn on the side or front of the boiler - normally a large soft button?
Turn the heating on and listen for the boiler starting up - then press the button and see if it fires up.

[Zacs-Master]

Sounds a bit compikaytud. Time to get a man in.
https://www.grantuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Grant-UK-Boiler-Handbook-April-2013.pdf

[Hopkirk]

Islay, she ran out so it will need bleeding.

[jennyjoan]

It takes 2-3 hours for oil to be syphoned. It only "drips" in. Stop pushing button until this time is up. Hopefully you won't need any bleeding.

[Islay]

Hopkirk I frequent have run out of oil and not had to bleed the system

[Barmaid]

DIdnt need bleeding. Just needed shut off button pressing to restart it. So I discovered. It is working now. :)

Thank you all.