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Power Flame high pitched whine - how to stop??

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EBEBRATT-Ed
EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,602
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Whoops. Sorry for the double.

Ed

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  • Gregg
    Gregg Member Posts: 11
    Power Flame high pitched whine

    Have a Power Flame unit mounted on my steam boiler & the thing creates a deafening high, pitched whine when it is firing. I need to wear ear protection when i enter the boiler room. Is ther any way to reduce/eliminate this noise? I've tried partially shutting the gas supply valve (slightly) whihc lowers the whine but then I notice the flame in the chamber goes slightly red/orange and appears to not heat as well. Thanks for looking & offering suggestions.
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,602


    Has this unit been installed for a while or is this a new installation?

    I would start with a combustion test to make sure that combustion is ok and make sure the boiler fireside is clean.

    All Powerflames are not equal you made need burner modifications to fire a particular boiler. What is the boiler make and model??
    ED
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 19,602


    New installation?? Or previously installed?? What is the boiler make and model??

    ED
  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,886
    DO NOT MAKE ADJUSTEMENTS W/ OUT ANALYZER

    You will cause a dangerous condition by doing that!!!!!!! Now back to the noise. Most power flames are high RPM motors which a quite noisy. You may be able to adjust burner to be quieter but will always be fairly noisy. The quiter ones are Webster, Gordon Piatt etc. Good luck, Tim
  • Jack
    Jack Member Posts: 1,050
    I once

    worked on a power burner that was incredibly noisy. I took a piece of pipe large enough to connect to the air intake, put a 1 ft piece of pipe on the inlet and it quieted right down. Don't know if this will help but, I was surprised how effective it was.
  • Dan Mara
    Dan Mara Member Posts: 3
    Burner Whine

    A possible cause is your gas line size is too small. If you used a gas flex it is undoubtedly the problem. What is your gas input in cubic feet?
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