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Riello F3 burner bad from factory??

codysimpson938
codysimpson938 Member Posts: 3
in Oil Heating

has anyone else experienced bad burners on brand new installs lately? Got a weird one where the burner is kicking on and off til it finally will just stay running. Only been in service for a month. It hard starts as well. Spoke to my local supplier about it who has a very knowledgeable guy working there who said they’ve been experiencing this and they’ve tried everything to resolve it but so far nothing they come up with can fix it. They have to replace the burner entirely. Any info would be great!

Robert_H

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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,717

    How is the heater vented? Thru a chimney or is it using a power vent?

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,454

    How can the whole burner be bad? It can't.

    When you say "kicking on and off", do you mean rapidly, or does it go through pre purge again?

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    If you don't have, get.

    Grallert
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 833

    Never had a bad burner. Have had bad parts but I can remember the last time I've had anything faulty on a new burner. Very likely a set up issue.

    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager, teacher, dog walker and designated driver

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,262
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1830998#Comment_1830998

    These things aren't plug and play, you know.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    GrallertSuperTech
  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,493
    edited December 2024

    Never had a bad burner. What's "bad"on it? The burner motor? Oil pump? Control? These are all easily replaceable parts that don't require an entire burner replacement.

    I agree that the problem is likely something related to the installation. They are not plug and play. Everything needs to be checked during commissioning and adjusted for that particular installation. Pump pressure and vacuum on the suction line need to be verified. Combustion needs to be checked. Draft checked and adjusted. Static pressure and temperature rise need to be checked and airflow adjusted on furnaces. It's a process.

    One time I had a defective Beckett Genisys primary control on a new boiler. But that's one instance in 20 years.

    LRCCBJRTW
  • GW
    GW Member Posts: 4,892

    are you a burner dude? 20 something years ago I got my clock cleaned on a Beckett NX balanced flue . The vendor let me have a Riello.

    Riello’s don’t like too much draft, too much air, too little oil pressure. A bum nozzle will ruin your day

    Gary Wilson
    Wilson Services, Inc
    Northampton, MA
    gary@wilsonph.com
  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,076

    Lean fire ?

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