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Posted by Bubba on October 31, 2006, 4:37 pm
Well, if you wish to live in the past and do things the old way when
there are new, better and improved ways.............then by all
means, stick with your old ways and see how long you last.
Bubba
>That is very nice advice "Buba" but tell me
>what the old timers did when they did not
>have all those nice digital gadgets, it seems to me
>that are far in between good techs. left out there
>good luck those people who will be needing them
>Dido
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks for all the input. Tonight I hit reset and it kept running. So
>>>maybe the new filter and HOT treatment have kicked in. But, lets see
>>>how long it lasts. Maybe an extra filter is a good idea.
>>>
>>>Since it was running good tonight I turned on the heat. After about 10
>>>minutes it starts to smoke a little. Though it is a small stream of
>>>smoke, it is enough tp stink up the utility room, so needs to be
>>>adressed.
>>>It doesn't run long enough to smoke when heating just hot water ,but
>>>running the heat will bring on the smoke.
>>>
>>>>From what i've gleened, it can be the air intake adjustment or possibly
>>>a cracked
>>>heat element. I'm hoping it is the air intake adjustment.
>>>
>>>The last time the oil tech was working on it , he was moving the air
>>>intake thing until the chimney was burning clean (his assistant would
>>>tell him when the smoke was light)
>>>So I'm not sure if this is correct way to adjust this or not?
>>>
>>>If this were adjusted wrong is it possible for smoke the back up and
>>>appear to be coming from inside the unit.?
>>>
>>>I would so rather pay the guy and not have to bother, but I've been
>>>forced to do some simple things out of necessity. I change filters ( I
>>>do have the A-1-25 canister) . Replace nozzles and clean the ceramic
>>>and electrodes. All with power off.
>>>
>>>Thanks again!
>>
>> Okay, lets try this once again for all you "kids" out there that think
>> they can play with their own oil furnace.
>> First off, get those bozo's out of your house playing with your
>> furnace.
>> Next, you will need to do some searching and make some calls.
>> You are looking for an oil service company that has a few service
>> tools.
>> You need one with a digital combustion efficiency analyzer.
>> They also need to be able to read smoke.
>> They also need to be able to read draft
>> They also need to be able to read stack temp and ambient temp.
>> Then after they get all that info they need to be able to analyze it
>> all and decide what plan of action it takes to make your furnace burn
>> efficiently and safely.
>> Hint: Eyeballing the flame dont do chit and can cost you hundreds of
>> dollars in excess fuel burnt.
>> That should get you a start.
>> Bubba
>
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