New oil burner safety feature

Steve_35

Now that we have primary controls that lock out in as little as 5 seconds it seems like the relay you mention would add more cost, reduce reliability and offer little in the way of benefit.

Ted Robinson

A proposed new oil burner safety feature . .

Last week I wrote about an igniter failure on my oil burner. I would like to ask you professionals if there is a good reason NOT to use a "current relay" or equivalent that would lock out the burner motor (or oil solenoid valve)should there be no primary current for the igniter or ignition transformer? What good could possible come from spraying oil into the combustion chamber when there is, and cannot be, a source of ignition?

Steamhead (in transit)

I can see where that might help

on larger burners- 5 seconds is a lot of oil on these.

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Terry_14

Properly maintained

My experiance has shown a clean and serviced unit with existing controls is all thats necessary.

Resets should only be pushed once as we all know homeowners only push once RIGHT??

Terry

Robert O'Connor_8

Already done

Riello's prove spark. Larger oil burners prove pilot.

All the best

Robert

ME

Jim Pompetti

once had a guy push the little red button 96 times he counted.

Steve_35

This is a new one on me, Robert.

> Riello's prove spark. Larger oil burners prove

> pilot.


All of the Riellos I've seen prove flame only.

Steve_35

Just goes to prove

no matter how idiot proof you make something, they'll always come up with a better idiot.

Joe Grosso

Riello

All Riellos prove spark before oil valve can open.