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Will installing a 1/8" flow meter in the oil line be a problem?

RobertJordan
RobertJordan Member Posts: 4
in Oil Heating

The firing rate is .6 gal/hr. This Istec 9204 is the only one I have been able to find capable of measuring flow that low. Will it damage the oil pump? It is only .02 oz./second. The pump is forcing oil through the nozzle. Should there be a second filter before the meter near the boiler?

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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,127

    I suppose you can do that but there may be a better way. If you know the firing rate is a constant.6gph why not wire a timer in parallel with the burner motor or oil solenoid valve. .6gph x hours run =oil burned.

    If the burner is hooked up 1 pipe you could put the meter in the oil suction line. If hooked up two pipe you would need two meters.

    MikeAmann
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,230

    The flow through the nozzle is extremely constant. If you know the pressure from the oil pump and the nozzle specs., you have the flow. Why add a widget? And to be accurate at that flow rate, an expensive widget….

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

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