Comments on: Oil Burner Service

By: Dale

Dale — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:16:20 +0000

Tony it sounds like your pressure regulator shut off valve in your oil pump is leaking due to age. when your furnace starts and stop you get “post nazel drip” out of your nozzle. When the unburnt oil in the combustion chamber ignites you get the noise and smoke. Hago and Delevan make a check valve (Hago calls it an Echo Valve and Delevans is Protek) you can thread into the back of your nozzle in place of the cintered bronze filter. They come in 3 pressure opening presets low, medium, and high. Talk to your furnace man about them as these will help. Look on your fuel oil gun for what pressure your gun runs at 100# or 135# and go to http://www.patriot-supply.com and look up Eco Valve or Protek to order yours. Look up http://burner.danfoss.com/danfosshago/documents/service-download-literature/EcoValve.pdf

By: tony

tony — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 12:29:26 +0000

wish someone would answer my question about some smoke coming into my bsmt ………….tony from bklyn.

By: tony

tony — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:20:39 +0000

my boiler runs fine but sometimes when it starts up i get a rumble and some some in the bsmt..boiler has been cleaned,filters changed and nozzle changed and screens changed..any suggestions??.its a beckett burner and a peerless furnace,,,
tony from brooklyn N Y

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:04:04 +0000

Hey Jeff, Good luck with your course. The difference between the low mass boilers and my unit (which is definitely not low mass) is the heat heat exchangers. Mine is cast iron and prone to rust. During the heating season, if the water temperatures are 140 degrees or above, then water does not condensate on the heat exchanger, causing rust.

The newer units are better because they have a stainless steel heat exchanger, which of course, won’t rust.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:08:13 +0000

@ wayne, I would be looking at the nozzle size/angle and making sure the it is getting enough air. Get a burner guy to look at issue.

@ Paul, I enjoyed the article and pics. However, I wonder about your remark on condensation forming in boiler by keeping low limit above 140. I do not think it would matter – example is the low mass/zero start up boilers coming on the market now. They do not keep temperature and only heat up the water when there is a call for heat.

I am taking a 20 week coarse as a Oil Burner Mechanic and Hope to work in the field someday.

By: wayne

wayne — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:09:47 +0000

I have a Beckett burner in my Newmac furnace, about 13 yrs old. Has been serviced every year. Starting about 2 yrs ago I get soot blowing out of damper and soot build up in combustion chamber. Have tried new damper. Every setting is to spec’s. any answers that I haven’t tried. ????

By: Leo

Leo — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:52:50 +0000

Apparantly the tech was more polite than me. When it happens to me, I can often spill oil inadvertantly on the customer…

I don’t mind talking, but don’t like to be slowed down, either.

By: Waste Oil Boiler

Waste Oil Boiler — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:18:53 +0000

I get my waste oil boiler service every year. Good post! The technician comes in a inspects the pump, changes the nozzles, filters, and cleans the entire system. Takes him 2-3 hours. A must have if you want to keep your furnace in good shape.

-Wesley

By: Dave ORiley

Dave ORiley — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:50:57 +0000

Forgot to mention that burner runs to add hot water to water tank.

By: Dave ORiley

Dave ORiley — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:49:40 +0000

Thermostat is calling for heat but burner won’t start. Air handler is blowing cold air out.