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Oil Leak after tune up

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Traveler1245
Traveler1245 Member Posts: 2
in Oil Heating

A guy came over to do a tune up which included a filter change and nozzle change, now there is a leak from the oil burner. What could this be from? It was not leaking before this.

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 27,434

    Ah… to do the nozzle change, the oil lines have to be disconnected… and someone didn't get something put back together properly.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Traveler1245
    Traveler1245 Member Posts: 2

    Could it be that the nozzle is loose? Or the filter is sucking in air? These are things I read when I did some research

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 20,282

    The stem on the firomatic valve at the burner looks short meaning the valve may not be all the way open.

  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,539
    edited June 2024

    Check under the cover maybe the piston is leaking , it happens with age….Good burner….

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