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Posted by on October 30, 2008, 8:46 pm
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:14:25 -0400, "Logic316"
>> I just vacuumed out
>>> the boiler, replaced the oil filter, and then replaced the fuel nozzle
>>> with
>>> exactly the same kind that it was using before (60 degrees spray angle,
>>> 1.35
>>> gallons per hour flow rate). The problem is that even when I open the air
>>> intake band all the way, the flame is still long, red and smoky.
>> Sounds like you have too much oil flow or not enough air flow...
>> Are you sure the old nozzle was 1.35 gal per hour and not less?
>> Did you mess with the pressure regulator?
>> Is something clogging up the air flow?
>> Also some burners have two sets of air bands, on is a coarse
>> adjustment and one is a fine adjustment?
>> Mark
Is the flame retention ring in position, and did the nozzle position
gen changed?
>I didn't touch the fuel pressure regulator screw, I already know from what
>I've read on the web that that's a big no-no without having the proper
>meter. The fuel nozzle is definitely the same as what was previously on
>there (I had also tried a smaller nozzle that's 1.00 GPM, and it's just as
>smoky). I had cleaned out whole the air intake last year and it's still
>clear now. There isn't a fine adjustment anywhere, just the big collar on
>the left of the motor.
>- Logic316
>"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
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Posted by Logic316 on October 30, 2008, 9:07 pm
> Is the flame retention ring in position, and did the nozzle position
> gen changed?
The retention ring has no way of being moved up or down along the fuel pipe,
though it can be twisted around slightly. It looks pretty primitive, as it's
permanently machined in place and there is no adjustment there. I see no way
to adjust the position of the nozzle either, you just change it and that's
it.
- Logic316
"If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody."
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Posted by zero on October 31, 2008, 1:18 am
>> Is the flame retention ring in position, and did the nozzle position
>> gen changed?
> The retention ring has no way of being moved up or down along the fuel
> pipe, though it can be twisted around slightly. It looks pretty primitive,
> as it's permanently machined in place and there is no adjustment there. I
> see no way to adjust the position of the nozzle either, you just change it
> and that's it.
I think you might need a new burner? What else could it be?
-zero
> - Logic316
> "If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody."
>
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Posted by on October 31, 2008, 9:10 am
> >> Is the flame retention ring in position, and did the nozzle position
> >> gen changed?
> > The retention ring has no way of being moved up or down along the fuel
> > pipe, though it can be twisted around slightly. It looks pretty primiti=
ve,
> > as it's permanently machined in place and there is no adjustment there.=
I
> > see no way to adjust the position of the nozzle either, you just change=
it
> > and that's it.
> I think you might need a new burner? What else could it be?
> -zero
> > - Logic316
> > "If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody."- =
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New burner? It's only 30 years old. LOL. The furnace is 60 years
old and was designed to burn coal. You think it just might make
sense to buy a new furnace? With the price of oil today, it's hard
to imagine how you could not save enough in fuel costs to justify a
new furnace. You're likely sending substantial $$$ up the chimney,
while fretting over how to try to tune up a dinosaur, which even if
burning as best it can, still is inefficient compared to a new furnace.
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Posted by ransley on October 31, 2008, 9:39 am
On Oct 31, 8:10=A0am, trad...@optonline.net wrote:
> > >> Is the flame retention ring in position, and did the nozzle position
> > >> gen changed?
> > > The retention ring has no way of being moved up or down along the fue=
l
> > > pipe, though it can be twisted around slightly. It looks pretty primi=
tive,
> > > as it's permanently machined in place and there is no adjustment ther=
e. I
> > > see no way to adjust the position of the nozzle either, you just chan=
ge it
> > > and that's it.
> > I think you might need a new burner? What else could it be?
> > -zero
> > > - Logic316
> > > "If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody."=
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> New burner? =A0 It's only 30 years old. =A0LOL. =A0 The furnace is 60 yea=
rs
> old and was designed to burn coal. =A0 =A0You think it just might make
> sense to buy a new furnace? =A0 =A0With the price of oil today, it's hard
> to imagine how you could not save enough in fuel costs to justify a
> new furnace. =A0 You're likely sending substantial $$$ up the chimney,
> while fretting over how to try to tune up a dinosaur, which even if
> burning as best it can, still is inefficient compared to a new furnace.- =
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What is it, he first says cast iron boiler, bubbass dreams up furnace,
now its a cast iron furnace? If cast furnace its 50-60% efficent, a
boiler maybe 65% overall, He should dump whatever it is and get a high
efficency unit, what a waste.
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