Oil burner run time between tune-ups

Steve Hergott

I am selling Buderus systems with Logamatic controls with optional hours runmeter for oil burner on Model 2109 (which is also built into R2107 Control). Does anyone have information that I can give to homeowners regarding how many hours of operation are recommended between tune-ups? My guess is that Europeans and Germans in particular have devoted much time and research to this topic.

Weezbo

depends upon where you living....

and i hate to say it buh it depends on who installs it. oilburners are kinda fineky in drastic temerature swings..

J.C.A._3

Sorry Steve.

Too many variable to even be considered.

How old is the tank and where has the fuel been coming from? If the tank is brand new, it will make things a bit easier.Fuel suppliers can run the gamut from mild to wild also. Some treat their customers like they treat their fuel, some pump and run.

How big is the home, and what is their annual usage? Big place, big gallons number. Time is not quite as important as the amount of fuel passing through the filter. 2 line system passes way more fuel than it needs, and if the tank is old, it brings with it a whole lot more stuff to plug it.

Used for heating water or not? See above. Give us a bit more info, and we might be able to steer you in the right direction, but the original question is way too vauge to even guess at. Chris

Weezbo

Yah you said it clearer:)

Joe@buderus

Steve, I appologize if the answer I sent to your e-mail was not satisfactory. The hours run time is used as a gauge to help determine the approximate run time of the burner. This helps determines how the burner has been running and assist in setting up a maintenace schedule. Look forward to input from others!
Thanks,

Firedragon_4

4 to 4-1/2 years on mine.

Actual tune-up is predicated on developing 1" of vacuum at the primary filter in a triple filtration system.

We don't do a rag-n-tag every year, but when we do service the system it's a 4 hour affair. Burner, boiler, flues and everything is brought back to 'near factory condition'.

Amazing thing is that a combustion pre-test compared to the post-test shows that since we dumped 'cold-start' in favor of 'warm-start' steady-state efficiency only drops by 1/2%. I believe this is because the boiler remains cleaner over the long haul and maintains some temperature, JMO!