This Thing Really brings back memories I remember sitting in my grandmother's lounge room with her Vulcan oil heater running it was the best thing ever, she ended up pulling it out because it become too expensive to run it was cheaper to run her ducted air conditioner instead
If anyone is still active here, I'd be interested to know if these beauties will still operate after a power failure? Fully aware you need to have power to start them up but will they keep running if the power subsequently fails?
Apart from the obvious, like no power, or the light bulb being blown, the next likely things are the heater electric elements, which heat the oil and the chimney during the lighting/start up process. These are still available, but aren't really a DIY job to replace them. If the heater still lights, then the only problem is a blown bulb.
@@alansmith8364 more than likely a faulty heating element. There are two, one in the buttom of the burner box, and one in the area of the flue as it comes into the heater. As the elements age (like stove coil elements) they can short to ground, and sometimes only do this when they reach a certain temperature, hence why it doesn't happen straight away;.
Hi We have one of these heaters installed in a double brick wall. Can anyone tell me how I go about removing it. The oil pipe and tank have already been removed. TIA.
Easy to remove usually. Hardest part will be the chimney. Is it a double sided heater, or single (steel box on the outside of the house opposite where the heater is on the inside)?
This Thing Really brings back memories I remember sitting in my grandmother's lounge room with her Vulcan oil heater running it was the best thing ever, she ended up pulling it out because it become too expensive to run it was cheaper to run her ducted air conditioner instead
Haven’t seen those old things in 25 years that’s probably when I last seen those things run.
The video shows heater Running on high, however there is a bit to much yellow flames leaping to the radiants, probably not enough air
If anyone is still active here, I'd be interested to know if these beauties will still operate after a power failure? Fully aware you need to have power to start them up but will they keep running if the power subsequently fails?
Can you clean the ceramic plates?
Hi there I have one of these heaters but now the red light doesn’t come on have you any idea what causes this
Apart from the obvious, like no power, or the light bulb being blown, the next likely things are the heater electric elements, which heat the oil and the chimney during the lighting/start up process. These are still available, but aren't really a DIY job to replace them. If the heater still lights, then the only problem is a blown bulb.
Thankyou for your help
The red light is coming on but it’s blowing Circuit breaker when turning on the ignition could this mean that the heating elements need to be changed
I have the same problem the heating element heats up , the light is on then it blows the circuit breaker before ignition what’s the reason please
@@alansmith8364 more than likely a faulty heating element. There are two, one in the buttom of the burner box, and one in the area of the flue as it comes into the heater. As the elements age (like stove coil elements) they can short to ground, and sometimes only do this when they reach a certain temperature, hence why it doesn't happen straight away;.
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We have one of these heaters installed in a double brick wall. Can anyone tell me how I go about removing it. The oil pipe and tank have already been removed. TIA.
Easy to remove usually. Hardest part will be the chimney. Is it a double sided heater, or single (steel box on the outside of the house opposite where the heater is on the inside)?
@@ThePolaroid669 tips to remove double sided
Useless video a child could have done