Comments on: Fixing Common Problems with Beckett Oil Burners http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/ Oil Burner and Waste Oil Boiler Advice from Alternative Energy Enthusiasts Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Where to Buy Your Next Oil Burner and How to Maintain It | Oil Burner Guide http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/comment-page-1/#comment-692 Where to Buy Your Next Oil Burner and How to Maintain It | Oil Burner Guide Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:59:14 +0000 http://oilburnerguide.com/?p=224#comment-692 [...] like Weil Mclain that makes oil boilers and heating systems but they all come stocked with Beckett oil burners inside [...] [...] like Weil Mclain that makes oil boilers and heating systems but they all come stocked with Beckett oil burners inside [...]

]]> By: Newyork204 http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/comment-page-1/#comment-657 Newyork204 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:03:12 +0000 http://oilburnerguide.com/?p=224#comment-657 Denis, Sounds odd. They should have cleaned it when they did the tune up but that is why you always have to ask them what is all included. They do not always do that as it takes a long time most times and is quite messy. Anyway, it could be several things. The easiest way to find out is using a combustion analyzer. 10 is way to high and I cannot imagine running it close to that unless the place you lived was really high up there in elevation. Denis,

Sounds odd. They should have cleaned it when they did the tune up but that is why you always have to ask them what is all included. They do not always do that as it takes a long time most times and is quite messy.

Anyway, it could be several things. The easiest way to find out is using a combustion analyzer. 10 is way to high and I cannot imagine running it close to that unless the place you lived was really high up there in elevation.

]]> By: Dennis Healey http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Dennis Healey Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:10:15 +0000 http://oilburnerguide.com/?p=224#comment-642 I had a local Plumbing and Heating contractor service my home heating oil fired boiler. It is a Crown CT-4 with a Beckett Burner (Model RWB, R7184B, C13504 R11, 060628-77379). The unit was installed new in 2006 and has been working fine until this last service. The technician and helper changed the in line oil filter and the burner nozzle. I am not sure what adjustments they made. Several weeks later I noticed that there was dark brown smoke coming from the chimney. The boiler still seemed to be operating as normal. I assume the dark brown smoke has been happening since the service was done. I called the heating contractor and explained that there was dark smoke coming from the chimney. I also noticed particles of black soot coming from the damper. The service technician came back. He opened the access door on the boiler. I did not see him do this on his first call. He showed me there was a large soot buildup inside of the boiler. He said that this was the problem and quoted me a price of $500 to clean the boiler. I asked him why he had not cleaned the boiler during the service call, as the work order did say clean and service. He said his company does not do cleaning as part of their annual service maintenance. Any other contractors I had do the annual service on the boiler all cleaned the unit. Not wanting to pay the $500, I decided to do the cleaning myself. The Crown CT-4 allows easy access the internal boiler sections. It was a messy job and there was quite a soot buildup. I also took down the smoke pipe and cleanse that also and made sure there was no blockage. When I closed the boiler and started it up I noticed that the unit was still giving out brown smoke. My feeling at this time was that the unit was burning to rich. I noticed that the air input on the burner was set to 3 (out of 10). I observed through the boiler view port that the flame was orange. I moved the air input adjustment to allow more air into the burn. When it was moved all the way to 10 the highest setting the flame was blue, but still looked as it could use more air. I checked the chimney and the smoke seemed clear. My first thought was that the fuel nozzle may have been too large but I did check and it was a .85/60 as the information that came with the boiler said was correct. I believe that the soot build up was caused by the burn being set to rich, but I am still wondering if there is a problem as I don’t think that the air input should be wide open (10). Could you give me any advice on this? Dennis I had a local Plumbing and Heating contractor service my home heating oil fired boiler. It is a Crown CT-4 with a Beckett Burner (Model RWB, R7184B, C13504 R11, 060628-77379). The unit was installed new in 2006 and has been working fine until this last service. The technician and helper changed the in line oil filter and the burner nozzle. I am not sure what adjustments they made. Several weeks later I noticed that there was dark brown smoke coming from the chimney. The boiler still seemed to be operating as normal. I assume the dark brown smoke has been happening since the service was done. I called the heating contractor and explained that there was dark smoke coming from the chimney. I also noticed particles of black soot coming from the damper. The service technician came back. He opened the access door on the boiler. I did not see him do this on his first call. He showed me there was a large soot buildup inside of the boiler. He said that this was the problem and quoted me a price of $500 to clean the boiler. I asked him why he had not cleaned the boiler during the service call, as the work order did say clean and service. He said his company does not do cleaning as part of their annual service maintenance. Any other contractors I had do the annual service on the boiler all cleaned the unit. Not wanting to pay the $500, I decided to do the cleaning myself. The Crown CT-4 allows easy access the internal boiler sections. It was a messy job and there was quite a soot buildup. I also took down the smoke pipe and cleanse that also and made sure there was no blockage. When I closed the boiler and started it up I noticed that the unit was still giving out brown smoke. My feeling at this time was that the unit was burning to rich. I noticed that the air input on the burner was set to 3 (out of 10). I observed through the boiler view port that the flame was orange. I moved the air input adjustment to allow more air into the burn. When it was moved all the way to 10 the highest setting the flame was blue, but still looked as it could use more air. I checked the chimney and the smoke seemed clear.

My first thought was that the fuel nozzle may have been too large but I did check and it was a .85/60 as the information that came with the boiler said was correct. I believe that the soot build up was caused by the burn being set to rich, but I am still wondering if there is a problem as I don’t think that the air input should be wide open (10).

Could you give me any advice on this?

Dennis

]]> By: Timoty G http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Timoty G Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:45:07 +0000 http://oilburnerguide.com/?p=224#comment-419 Thats for that info about the fuses. I was having some problems with my oil burner and it turned out that it was the fuse. I checked it and changed it and now its working fine. Thats for that info about the fuses. I was having some problems with my oil burner and it turned out that it was the fuse. I checked it and changed it and now its working fine.

]]> By: Jason Latner http://oilburnerguide.com/fixing-common-problems-with-beckett-oil-burners/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Jason Latner Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:43:24 +0000 http://oilburnerguide.com/?p=224#comment-418 I tried to use vegetable in my boiler but I live in Minnesota and that stuff can thicken up really quick in the winter time. It was hard to pump. I had no idea how much thicker vegetable oil got than motor oil. I tried to use vegetable in my boiler but I live in Minnesota and that stuff can thicken up really quick in the winter time. It was hard to pump. I had no idea how much thicker vegetable oil got than motor oil.

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