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    Oil Leak after tune up

    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: 25,950

      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: 17,643

      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: 3,181
      edited June 2024

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

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