Oil-fired Aga --- Safe Operation
Saturday 1st October 2005
During
this
summer
there
have
been
several
instances
of
an
Oil
-fired
Aga
becoming
flooded
with
fuel
.
On
investigation
, this
has
been
due
to
the
owner
allowing
their
Aga
to
go
out
, simply
by
allowing
their
oil
tank
to
run
dry
, without
turning
off
either
the
OCV
or
the
service
valve
at
the
tank
. A
subsequent
fuel
delivery
results
in
oil
arriving
into
the
burner
base
.
This
doesn
't
matter
if
the
burner
is
relit
immediately
after
, but
prolonged
delay
results
in
fuel
spilling
into
the
burner
chamber
and
eventually
being
absorbed
into
the
vermiculite
. Eventual
relighting
will
then
cause
fume
emission
which
will
probably
only
be
corrected
by
a
partial
dismantle
to
remove
the
affected
insulation
. Small
amounts
might
naturally
disperse
by
evaporation
but
in
serious
cases
the
fuel
can
find
its
way
below
the
cooker
base
plate
and
then
into
the
masonry
hearth
.
To
avoid
this
, please
make
sure
that
all
your
owners
understand
the
correct
operating
procedure
.
Whenever
the
Aga
is
requiring
to
be
turned
off
or
the
fuel
supply
runs
out
, the
Aga
should
be
isolated
by
turning
the
fuel
off
at
the
tank
or
other
service
valve
, as
well
as
operating
the
OCV
lever
.
Our
users
instructions
and
the
lighting
instruction
plate
are
being
revised
to
highlight
this
. Oct
03
