Noise from new burnham v8

marco_4

I recently installed a Burnham v8 w/ beckett burner. Customer complains if rattling draft damper. I replaced the factory supplied 110 80 B with a 110 80 s. Went over all adjustments and managed to greatly reduce, but not eliminate the noise. Now the comlaint is of an occasionally vibrating damper. Any pointers?

Maine Ken

What kind of barometric do you have? Some are simply noisier than others. How is is installed? How far from the breeching? Natural draft or powervent?

Bruce_8

what is the pump psi? I have reduced nozzle size and increased pressure to 140 for a smoother fire. Don't overfire the boiler though.

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Mark

> I recently installed a Burnham v8 w/ beckett

> burner. Customer complains if rattling draft

> damper. I replaced the factory supplied 110 80 B

> with a 110 80 s. Went over all adjustments and

> managed to greatly reduce, but not eliminate the

> noise. Now the comlaint is of an occasionally

> vibrating damper. Any pointers?

Unknown

Mark

> I recently installed a Burnham v8 w/ beckett

> burner. Customer complains if rattling draft

> damper. I replaced the factory supplied 110 80 B

> with a 110 80 s. Went over all adjustments and

> managed to greatly reduce, but not eliminate the

> noise. Now the comlaint is of an occasionally

> vibrating damper. Any pointers?

Unknown

Mark

I assume you have a V84 here and what you are encountering is probably related to the burner "M" Head setup. I would perform the following to get rid of the vibration:

1.) Be sure the barometric is installed at a minimum of 18" from boiler breech and in the flow of the flue gasses and that it is properly set.

2.) Double check the Z-Dimension, electrode gaps, etc. There is no need to increase pump pressure as it should already be at 140 psi.

3.) Move the tray slide assembly to the #1 setting from where it is probably set at "0" while watching to be certain that the flame does not impinge on the target wall. Be sure to readjust the secondary air and test for a trace to no smoke and 12% CO2. Keep the over fire draft around -.02.

4.) While the swing door is open, take a look at the air tube venturi assembly. The earlier models had a venturi assembly with 8 air slots. Beckett has recently reconfigured the burners with a 16 slot assembly to address possible situations such as yours. If this is the case, contact me and I will get a 16 slot assembly out to you. These are not needed in every case, but work well to quiet things down.

Hope this helps.

Glenn Stanton

Burnham Hydronics

John@Reliable_9

John@Reliable_9

Mark, when the V8 first...................

came out this would happen to us,and drive us crazy. This was before the burner was reconfigured. We solved by replacing the nozzle with either H or A nozzle and noise would be cut in half. P.S. only order them with Carlin's now.

Mad Dog

I use only Field Control Barometrics

I believe they are the best. I agree with Glenn about placement. I always used to follow the Filed Controls instructions which wanst the damper as clsoe to boiler as possible. Ron Jr told me to put thm closer to chmney which quiets everything down. Another example of the installer knowing better than the manufacturer. Mad Dog

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gehring

The instructions show the prefered location of the damper on the vertical at approx. 18" above the boiler, but as an alternate "acceptable" location it is also shown on the horizontal nearer to the chimney. I have heard this location is less noisy (especially on start-up).

Robert O'Connor_6

I'll vouch

for that.

I always put my barometric in a tee right at the chimney(on oil). Works well and keeps the noise down.

Regards,

Robert

ME

Unknown

We also advise

moving the damper closer to the chimney and in many cases, this quiets down the combustion noise that may be prevalent with flame retention burners. But Mark's problem seems to be a shaking or rattling damper which is usually a dead giveaway of a flame retention problem. That is why I am advising checking the burner air tube components and head adjustments.

Glenn Stanton

Burnham Hydronics

Mad Dog

uh huh

md

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Nickk

Rattling damper

I know this may sound foolish, but to help cure the rattle, after making the adjustments, if everything is set correctly, and burning properly, take a couple small pieces of 4 strand t'stat wire, empty it out of wires, and fit the wire covering over the two posts. clears up the mettalic rattling

Nickk

Rattling damper

I know this may sound foolish, but to help cure the rattle, after making the adjustments, if everything is set correctly, and burning properly, take a couple small pieces of 4 strand t'stat wire, empty it out of wires, and fit the wire covering over the two posts. clears up the mettalic rattling