nozzle sizing question

mikedo

can i temporarily install a delavan 1.00 gallon 60B nozzle in a burnham PV74WBT with a becket burner until i can get the proper nozzle tomorrow ? thanks for any help i stopped working on oil burners years ago and concentrated on plumbing

Jon_blaney

What is in there how? Do you have test equipment?

Steamhead

If that Beckett has the fixed "F" head, no. The flame will slam the target wall, and probably produce smoke, soot and CO.

mikedo

it has an .85 80b he said there is also a 105 0n it. i don't understand that part. i don't have test equipment its at my cousins house. he called me yesterday at 3 in the afternoon to tell me the burner has been acting up all week. if it wasn't my cousin i would tell him to $%& off

HVACNUT

You're going to up fire it and produce a longer flame that will probably impinge on the target wall. No good. Even temporarily. And if like mentioned it has an F head, it'll be unstable no matter what. 
Tell your cousin, for his safety and because you love him, you recommend an oil pro service and test the system. 

rsilvers

I am not a pro. 

I would see if there is a pump psi that is 100 or more such that the larger nozzle doesn’t exceed the max firing rate. For all you know, the current nozzle is at 140 or even 160 psi. This would require a pressure gauge. 

Personally I wouldn’t change any nozzle without a flue gas analyzer - though I know experienced people can. 

So, I feel like I would need my burner tool bag to consider putting in any other nozzle. 

mikedo

went to my cousins because he said it was also having a delayed ignition. so i wasn't convinced it was the nozzle got their no ignition. the electrodes had at least a 1/2 plus gap . set them up better but they will need to be replaced. i was just trying to get them some heat till someone can fix it properly. only 20 degrees in connecticut today. thanks for the help

EBEBRATT-Ed

Ya gotta love the relatives especially the ones that have nothing to do with you until they have no heat. They are always the ones that buy their oil from "Joe's Discount Oil" the lowest price in town that doesn't have service. And they do nothing to maintain the equipment between "service calls" which was the last time you were there. And the equipment is always junk.

I have had a few of those relatives & friends myself

MikeAmann

Where are you in CT?

mikedo

trumbull ct

MikeAmann

Ah, too far away from me. Do you have a local FW Webb?
They have a huge assortment, at least my local store does.

mikedo

got the nozzle at plimpton and hills in fairfield ct they have an ok selection