How to adjust oil furnace electrodes and flame?

Posted by psilliman on November 2, 2008, 2:54 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 primiti=

ve,

> > as it's permanently machined in place and there is no adjustment there.=

> > see no way to adjust the position of the nozzle either, you just change=

> > 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 psilliman on November 2, 2008, 3:13 pm

logic 316 , Lets get down to basics here. Your 1940s conversion in a
coal boiler was never a good idea even when fuel was way less
expensive. Your stack temps have got to be very high unless the
chamber was re configured to support proper combustion. Fyi an oil
fire burns in its own reflected heat in a properly constructed
chamber. without that your'e always going to have trouble attaining a
decent fire. to set an oil fire properly you MUST use a combustion
analyzer , stack temp thermometer , and an accurate oil pressure
guage. Sir , with all due respect this is a job for professionals. You
shoud realize that your setup at best will never be efficient , &
start thinking new eqp't...regards..jack

Posted by Logic316 on November 2, 2008, 10:22 pm

> logic 316 , Lets get down to basics here. Your 1940s conversion in a
> coal boiler was never a good idea even when fuel was way less
> expensive. Your stack temps have got to be very high unless the
> chamber was re configured to support proper combustion. Fyi an oil
> fire burns in its own reflected heat in a properly constructed
> chamber. without that your'e always going to have trouble attaining a
> decent fire. to set an oil fire properly you MUST use a combustion
> analyzer , stack temp thermometer , and an accurate oil pressure
> guage. Sir , with all due respect this is a job for professionals. You
> shoud realize that your setup at best will never be efficient , &
> start thinking new eqp't...regards..jack

New equipment sounds like a good idea.

- Logic316

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will
be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
-- Sir Francis Bacon

Posted by psilliman on November 4, 2008, 4:08 pm

gentlemen , by this time you must realize that logic316 is totally
intractable
and will never 'get it'. you'll never change his mind and he is
obsessed with winning this exchange . i've seen this many times on
this site , let him keep his totally outdated , inefficient , oil
gobbling monster a save our good advice for someone who would listen
and appreciate what we have to offer. imho we should shine him on &
move on.......regards........Jack

Posted by Logic316 on November 4, 2008, 11:44 pm

> gentlemen , by this time you must realize that logic316 is totally
> intractable

"Intractable", that's one I haven't heard in a while.
Is that some pedantic high school vocabulary word you haven't used since you
were quizzed on it and now suddenly felt you just *had* to use on this
special occasion, or perhaps something you obtained from a recent copy of
Reader's Digest (an excellent magazine for people with short attention spans
who can't be bothered to read entire books), or did you go out of your way
to consult www.thesaurus.com simply on my account? In any case, I'm quite
flattered.

> and will never 'get it'. you'll never change his mind and he is
> obsessed with winning this exchange . i've seen this many times on
> this site , let him keep his totally outdated , inefficient , oil
> gobbling monster

I will keep my old boiler only until I can afford a new one. I do realize it
would cost me more money in the long run if I don't get rid of it soon, but
right now at this moment, a replacement just isn't an option. It's as simple
as that, you silly cad.
Not to mention, it's completely coated with ASBESTOS insulation. I would
need to pay a separate cleanup company a sizeable fee just to properly
dispose of that stuff in an environmentally safe and legal manner. Do you
honestly think I haven't thought about any of this before? Begone, you
half-educated philistine, and trouble me with your presence no more.

- Logic316

"Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could
go straight up."
-- Fred Hoyle

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