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josephny
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I have a Burnham 204PVPI boiler with a VR8204C LP valve and fired it up for the first time.
The flames are mostly blue, but there is a substantial amount of orange.
Should I be concerned?
Is this something I can and/or should adjust?
Here is a video link:
https://youtube.com/shorts/mU-cK479mv4?feature=share
Thank you.
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Old boiler. New to me house.I am (obviously) not a boiler tech. But I do work hard at learning to do stuff.Sounds like I need to check manifold pressure and do a combustion test. Will research.Just using a little 20lb grill tank until lp company sets up large tank. I wonder if pressure is the culprit.Thanks.0
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That's fascinating, and good to know.Teemok said:The grill tanks can't vaporized liquid fuel to gas fast enough for most boilers. I would stop doing that. Wait until you have a proper fuel supply before checking the boilers tune condition further. Better safe than sorry with LP.
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