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Hello everyone My Home was build in 2013. I have an oil boiler that has a honeywell transformer at72d That leads to 3 honey well zone valves. Behind current thermostats i have free wires not being used...
View ArticleQuestion on Gas Boilers
Hello - My question is whether or not it is possible / relatively common to direct vent a cast iron boiler (not the fancy new condensing / high efficiency type) outside, without a chimney. I know that...
View ArticleLOOKING FOR NEW BOILER
We are replacing a Peerless WB-03 oil fired boiler from 1989. Small 3 zone ranch home. The issue is we have a one year old Rheem heat pump for dhw. Want to run boiler from November through April (6...
View ArticleIs there a typical part of an oil boiler that corrodes out first ?
If you were asked to evaluate an oil boiler for remaining lifespan, where would you typically look ? Lets assume it appears to be operating normally. Does condensation damage typically appear at the...
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Help
Help, just bought this house survived the bulk of the winter never had any issues today the boiler started leaking in various locations I tightened one spot yesterday and two other started up , also...
View ArticleProblems after using Biofuel for the first time
I filled my 275 gallon tank for the first time with B20 fuel. The very next day, the heat did not turn on automatically. I pressed the reset on the Riello 40 F5 and it started and worked fine the whole...
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WiFi Home Heating Oil Tank Oil Level Sensor
I live in Southern NH and am on auto-delivery for oil. After an overnight trip this week I came home to an empty oil tank and a very cold house. It's not the first time deliveries were late. Does...
View ArticleRiello issue
I have a Riello 40 F5 that has not given my any trouble in 20 years. I have stayed on the maintenance regularly. A few weeks back it shut down and on refiring it would just hum. By turning the fan by...
View ArticleSlant fin water pressure
I have a Slant Fin Liberty L30 PT. The Water pressure has dropped. How can that be fixed?
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Buying a house with an old oil boiler
Hi all - I know nothing about oil heating or boilers - but the home we are buying has an oil boiler for forced water baseboard heating and (I believe) also serves as the water heater. Can anyone...
View ArticleRiello Burner on Biasi
Recently installed a Biasi boiler in my own home. Combustion perfect, 0 smoke, 4% o2. 12 co2. Only thing is kind of a rough light off. Electrodes set properly. Anyone else experiance this?
View ArticleOil to Gas Conversion?
I have a Weill Mclain oil boiler whose efficiency drops every year. Currently 71%. I can't afford to have it drop lower so I'm wondering if, using the same boiler, is it possible to convert to gas? I'm...
View ArticleHoneywell R7284U Burner Delay
Ok, I'm a recently widowed woman and my husband has our furnace delay off set at 8mins! I want to change to 3 or 4. I've read the manual, but it's just not clear. Of course I had a few of his guy...
View ArticleDirect vent to Chimney vent
I have an opportunity to buy a brand new Burnham Direct Vent Oil Boiler (LEVD) September 2014. It’s still bolted on a pallet, but comes with no burner. Can I convert it to chimney vent (LE) by...
View ArticleRed light every couple days, but then starts right up with reset
Hi everyone. Weil-McLean oil furnace with Beckett burner, old Carlin 60200 primary control, Suntec pump with solenoid. New York State and it's March so it's still running a lot to heat the house and...
View ArticleOil burner pressure goes up even if boiler is off
Please help! We are so lost! There is water that keeps on coming from the pressure release valve. We had a handyman come in today to change it. The psi dropped he left and we are now back with that...
View ArticleTwin tanks
I have 2 275 gallon tanks twinned together with only one gauge. If the gauge reads 1/2 full, does that mean each tank is 1/2 full or does it mean I have 1/2 left total in one tank?
View Articletrio boiler and Beckett burner
I have a Pure ProTrio boiler 105k BTU with a Beckett AFG Burner. When it fires up after the purge it makes a loud boom and roars for twenty seconds then settles down. Ive had the burner set to specs...
View ArticleSearching for a New Oil Heating System
I am looking to install a new boiler system replacing the current 30 year+ oil burner sytem. My current oil provider provided me with the following recommendations: - EK-1 Frontier Oil burner - EK-1...
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1930s GE Downfire Boiler for donation
Bit of nostalgia here. I am still trying to see if there is anyone interested in taking this 1930's classic Downfire GE Boiler for their collection or a museum? We replaced it over a year ago... Yes...
View ArticleEDR vs Boiler Size
Is a 303 SQ. FT. rated Crown Freeport 2 FSZ080 close enough in size to my 239 SQ. FT. of EDR? It's the smallest they make. The Megasteam equivalent is also rated for 288 SQ. FT. But a reputable boiler...
View ArticleRiello
I have a customer with a Pensotti boiler and Riello oil burner. Very rarely it wont fire on the 1st call for heat. It will fire the 2nd time and run just fine. This is rare and always comes to...
View ArticleSystem 2000: EK1 or EK2
We have a 3800 square foot house in Connecticut with oil heating. We have old, plentiful windows where heat is most likely being lost. We are replacing our 38 year old steel boiler and indirect water...
View ArticleSystem 2000
Good evening, I’m no whizz bang by any stretch of the word but I know my way around a oil burner pretty well. I recently bought a house and it has a system 2K in it. Well, all through my apprenticeship...
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Extension
Hello,I will be building an extension to the side of the house.Our kerosene boiler is inside, and I wondered if it was possible to have the exhaust at a 90 degree angle to be let out at the roof, and...
View ArticleWeil Mclain Gold Oil Boiler pwgo3
During a power outage some of my boiler wires were burnt out. I had a wrong person work on it and now the whole wiring is messed up. I have 2 sets of cables coming from my wall…1 has a black, white,...
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Oil Direct Vent Boiler Replacement
I found a puddle of rusty water under my Crown direct vent 3-pass boiler. It's not coming from any of the piping so I'm thinking its the heat exchanger and that I'll be having a new boiler installed...
View ArticleBeckett air shuttle stuck
This really might be a dumb question but:the air shuttle adjustment disc is stuck on my Beckett AFG. I can’t move the pointer beyond the 6-8 range in either direction. I loosened the locknut on top and...
View ArticleWilliamson vs Viessman
Hello,I got a quote to replace my oil boiler with a Viessmann VR1-33 and was going to move forward. I "friend" of mine said he would match the price but quoted me a Willamson OWB-3 burner. I've heard...
View ArticleWhat valve(s) for safety in oil supply system?
I have an above ground oil tank that feeds the oil burner which is 5-8 ft. lower in the below ground basement. It's a two-pipe system (which I may change to one-pipe). Is there an oil equivalent to a...
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Adding electric water tank to a combi boiler system
I have an oil fired boiler the heats my hot water and baseboards. I don’t use the baseboards as I have wood heat and oil last winter was $150/month just for hot water for a 1 person household. I think...
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Need help understanding how this works
So in 3 days I've had 3 different plumbers out all who have tons of high ratings, prob 3 of the most top rated in my area and all 3 have said different things about how my system works and I am no...
View ArticleCO2/O2
My technician's tag reading. after tune-up, reads CO2/O2 5.5% Can you explain what this number means, is it where it should be, or needs improvement? Thanks
View ArticlePressure/ vacuum in supply and return
Much of what I’ve read implies that leaks in return lines in two pipe systems are more of a danger than in supply lines. Is this true?I’ve been thinking about this, and is it correct to say that...
View ArticleOil Hot water furnace PSI over 30
First of all, please excuse my ignorance as this is not my area of expertise! I have a Dettson hot water furnace that's system psi has been steadily creeping up and over 30 psi (should be 12) and...
View ArticleAir adjustment
Hi new here so bear with me I have a twin burner so a normal running flame and a high flame to keep heat up if reqNow say a 14 nossle in running flame wants an air suppy of 2.5 on its scale and the...
View ArticleCold firing question
I've got a Buderus G115WS/3 and I've been transitioning to heating with mini-splits. Running the boiler less and less. I find that if the boiler is warm it fires up and runs nicely. Sometimes, if the...
View ArticleAmerican standard oil fired boiler will not fire, smoky
boiler was on reset and would still start up. I had noticed some oil smell from the smokestack in recent days and it had been some time since its last service. I brush and vacuum cleaned the sections...
View ArticleCombustion Chamber Liner
I have a question, how do i know if a Boiler need or not a the fire linerI have a Cast Iron Boiler Enerjet corporation Model OA-105 but not sure if it need the linerIs Cast Iron and the fire Chamber is...
View ArticleTwo-pipe to one-pipe conversion
I have an above ground oil tank in a plastic protective tub, with supply and return out the top of the tank and into the house. The burner's in the basement about 7ft. below the top of the outside...
View ArticleSmall boiler recommendation
My mom's oil fired 1969 Burnham Jubilee boiler needs to go before the cold water hits, and I was wondering about a small boiler to replace it. Right now, the Burnham is running a .75gph at 100lbs (AF...
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Convert 3/4" NPT to DN15
My heating system consists of an oil fired boiler pumping to a supply and return header then to cast iron radiators. The pipes and valves are large since it started life as a gravity system fed by a...
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Beckett flame retention clogging
Hello, I am a homeowner who has always maintained my own furnace. I have recently had an issue with the flame retention ring clogging up. I had a service technician service it with no luck. We have...
View ArticleTwo tanks two oil burners
Hello, I have a problem I need help with. Here it goes. I ran out of oil the other day. I have two tanks and two oil burners. I bled and started the main boiler with no problems. I tried to bleed and...
View ArticleSunTec oil pump w TigerLoop shutting off after a couple minutes, lots of air
Hi, We had an oil tank replaced recently and since the new lines were higher, they installed a tiger loop in front of the furnace and hot water heater. Since then, the hot water heater shuts off with a...
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Needing help with converting domestic hot water in my oil furance to electric
hi heatinghelp.com Looking for some advice on what I should do in this situation. I have a combination oil furnace that heats up my home (hydroponics) and has a domestic hot water. I plan to keep the...
View ArticleDirect-fired oil hot water heater vs heat pump?
Hi everyone, we have an existing direct-fired oil hot water heater that developed a pinhole leak on the top last night, so we've arrived at the situation of either replacing with another direct fired...
View ArticleLowering Burner Temp in Summer.
I’ve asked this question on Reddit, asked it on Facebook, and got literally zero answers. So you guys are my last effort. Peerless WBV-04-W boiler with Hydrostat 3250-Plus. My oil burner typically sits...
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Oil boiler, remove baseboard from entire house but keep the water heater
Hello,I have a question about removing Hydronic Baseboard but keeping the boiler and water heater in place.Is this relatively straight forward?1. Shut off power2. Cut off the supply and return for the...
View ArticleOdd size nozzle?
Greetings! I have a Nordyne furnace with a Beckett RWB burner model AFG. The side panel on the unit specified a .70gpi 70 degree “Semi Solid” nozzle. This is hard to find. Most nozzle are solid or...
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