Your boiler has gone to lockout and the house is getting cold. Here are the safe, sensible steps, and the one thing you must never do.
By MyOil Team ·
These are general steps. If you are unsure, stop and contact an OFTEC-registered technician. Never repeatedly reset a boiler. For a suspected leak or carbon monoxide, leave and call for help.
If you smell oil strongly, suspect a leak, or your carbon monoxide alarm is sounding, stop, leave the property, and call a registered technician or emergency services. Do not try to diagnose those yourself.
If the boiler has locked out, you may press the reset (lockout) button once. Never press it repeatedly, each failed attempt pumps unburned oil into the combustion chamber, which is a genuine fire risk.
If one reset doesn't restore heat, book a professional rather than trying again.
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