Bad miss on oil fired Beckett

Toddid Goldsmith's

THE DEBRIS IN THE INGROUND TANK IS THE REMAINS OF DEAD BACTERIA. BACTERIA WILL GROW ANYWHERE. ALGAE WILL ALSO GROW ANYWHERE. THAT IS WHY WE FILTER OUR FISH TANKS. FOOT VALVES WERE A MISTAKE, BECAUSE THEY ARE A MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT NEEDS TO BE NEED TO BE SERVICED AND THEY ARE BURIED UNDERGROUND. IF YOU CAN CLEAR THE SUPPLY LINE BY BLOWING BACK FROM BURNER TO TANK YOU DON"T HAVE A FOOT VALVE.FILTER BELONGS AS CLOSE TO TANK AS YOU CAN GET IT.WE HAVE UNITS THAT WE CHANGE THE FILTERS ON EVERY TWO WEEKS, SURE ELIMINATES A LOT OF PROBLEMS. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE PUMP STRAINER ALSO.

jdl

Bad miss on oil fired beckett

Hello. I have an oil fired boiler with new Beckett that is fead from a 1000gallon inground tank that is at least 25 years old. For the last two years I've had what I believe is a sludge problem that gunks up the filters fast (3 per year). Last season the burner started "missing". It will burn for a few minutes ok, then momentarily stop burning for maybe 1 second and then continue burning good for a few minutes and then miss again.....
Last year I blew out the feed line (from the burner to the tank) with 25lbs. air which seemed to eliminate the problem. This season it is coming back. I've tried sludge buster, no help. It gets a very fine black coating inside the 3/8'copper feed line.
P.S. I am installing a new 275 basement tank this summer. For now,should I blow the line out again, hoping to make it last until then? Would the blockage be in the tank or the line?
Thanks.

Derheatmeister

DO you shut you system down when they deliver the oil? In europa they have a "Time out Plug " that disables your system for a couple of Hours then they deliver the oil!So that you are not pulling in the sludge into you filter.!!!Maybe you know about this ? HM.

Steamhead (in transit)

Sounds like it's losing its prime

maybe the foot valve is going bad or is sludged up. As a temporary fix, you might put a check valve in the feed line to the burner after the filter (so it stays relatively clean).

If the fuel unit on the burner has seen a lot of sludge, it might not be a bad idea to replace it when you get your new tank.

Also check out the new "safety tanks" with double containments- these lower the risk of a spill if the main tank leaks. Your insurance company may take this into consideration when figuring your premium. Roth is one maker of these tanks, which have been used in Europe for years.

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don_192

Turn

Turn it in to a one pipe system with a tiger loop.That should give your filter alonger life.

Bob Bona_4

if you

are going to change the tank in a few months, I would just nurse it the way you have been. No sense spending $ if it's all going away soon. Blockage is most likely in the line. If you were to perform a vacuum test, you would see how hard the pump is pulling, clear line or no, and see how close to the Hg threshold vs. pump limit you stand. Again, point is moot in just a few months. If you were keeping the tank for a while, there would be a few solutions to make things better.

On your new 275, use the bottom feed, one pipe. Try to get the filter at the tank.