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oil burner question

tom k_5
tom k_5 Member Posts: 12
in THE MAIN WALL
hi all, i can get an oil burner to run, but no nothing on the setups. when the burner stops it shuts off quick with a loud boom. the pump doesnt spinn to free, has some restriction. is the wiring with the contols a little wrong? my father in law liked to touch stuff. he added a solenoid valve for the oil line over the years. not sure of the order of operation . thanks for any help

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  • Darrell_6
    Darrell_6 Member Posts: 9


    Unfortunately, the newer oil burners and the new formulations of heating oil coupled with the higher efficiency boilers or furnaces cannot be reliably set up by eye or sound anymore. In order for you to enjoy trouble free operation you are gonna have to get a knowledgable tech in there with an electronic combustion analyzer to set it up for you and make sure that it matches your heating equipment. And then you really need to have your system checked thouroughly every year to keep it running as efficiently as possible and trouble free as possible. Sorry! But, what you can do is clean the boiler room so the tech can work, find the manuals for your equipment, and be able to give him a written list of issues or whatever history you know of the system. Find a good one, check referrals, and make a friend of him. This site can give you refferals.
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