Soot on upper half of retention head and very dirty nozzle
My Beckett AFG..The below pictures are were taken after 5 days of running my home burner, after changing the head to a F3 and further downsizing the nozzle to a .75gph @140 psi.Does it look like I...
View ArticleSystem 2000 ?
So I want to start by saying I am not an oil guy. I am a hydronic guy but gas mainly. So one of my customers has a system 2000 in his home it's 3-4 years old and it's oil fired. He called me to say its...
View ArticleFurnace cycles on and off during heating process
Hello all,I have a Oil furnace with forced hot air that has been powering on and off during the heating cycle. Its a Patriot 80 with a Beckett burner.What happens is lets say I call for heat at 70...
View Articlelow mass boiler with hydro air
We need to replace our 17 year old oil boiler that recently developed a crack. our heat loss calc is roughly 90,000. Heating with hyro air - 1 air handler in basement next to boiler, the other in the...
View ArticleLooking for pump info on a old B&G circulator
Hi! I was just trying to cross reference my ancient B&G circ pump that I used to have on my heating system: Info is as follows: "P-4-132-5-5", "125-1 1/4" "DD" . Some years ago I replaced same...
View ArticleBooster pump
Got a problem with a booster pump. Need new one. 2 weeks to get it. My furnace burner is 15ft up from bottom of tank. Beckett tells me I'm 2 far up to run a 2 stage pump with a return line. I don't...
View ArticleBuderus Panel Rads - Do I NEED a Pressure Accuated Bypass Valve?
Hi Everyone. I am hoping for some quick advice on a set up I am doing in my guest house. I am replacing a zone on a oil forced water boiler with all Buderus panel rads. I had a zone in my home changed...
View ArticleToo much pressure
Looking for some help - I installed two new baseboard units yesterday. I connected them to an existing baseboard unit in another room. I turned the water back on - bleed the air out of the line - and...
View ArticleBoiler knocking
Utica SFH4150WT oil fired base board..New Honeywell aquastat L7224U..High Limit set 180° with 10° differential...When a zone calls for heat furnace turns on and runs till the 180 limit..At about 175 it...
View ArticleCleaver Brooks CB70 Troubleshooting
Is anyone out there familiar with the CB70 cleaver brooks primary control. Its been obsolete for at least ten years but I need some advice on troubleshooting. thanks
View Articlefuel oil filter: the wool felt 1a-30 2a-710 vs microfiber RF1 RF2
asking this regarding the general filter housings 1a-25b and 2a-700 and equivalent...a) the microfiber filters RF1 and RF2 can be used in replacement of the 1a-30 and 2a-710 felt filters, correct?b)...
View ArticleFiring pin location for a beckett AF buner
I 'd like to check the firing pin length on my Beckett Af burner ( I have a gage ) , But I can't find the firing pin in any diagrams. Does it even have one ?? All I see is a set screw. (on the nozzle...
View ArticleSTONE SILENT GLOW DIESEL HEATER, NOZZLE SEVERELY SOOTED, WONT LIGHT
STONE SILENT GLOW DIESEL HEATER, NOZZLE SEVERELY SOOTED, SEEMS TO SPARK, BUT WILL NOT LIGHT. NOW WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. HAS A SUNDSTAND PUMP, A1VB-7013, 3 GPH, 1725 RPM, 100 PSI PUMP THAT SEEMED TO WORK...
View ArticleTaco Cartridge Circulator Pump Mod. 007-f3
I'm in the process of replacing the flange gaskets on both sides of this circutator pump.There leaking ( a sm. amount) I have a set of the (blk. rubber O ring seals) To replace the existing Flat...
View ArticleSystem 2000 tea kettle?
Had a System 2000 today making what I can only describe as a surging sound. Within 20 seconds of the burner coming on the noise starts. Pressure was high but the expansion tank was good so I purged the...
View Article?? Auto- Air Venting,( Boiler circulatory sys.) Is this what this is & does ? ?
Because it just started leaking, " Again", Just after I repaired the leaking circulator pump flange O- rings & purged the air out of the boiler'& Lines. It has the # 1706 on it. Is it a BIG job...
View ArticleBeckett Flame Retention Head
I have a Burnham V-18 series (Dry Base) Boiler w/ Beckett AF burnerIt has a F-6 head that I'm going to replace, I've read that with (Dry Base sys.'s) the head should have a (opional) heat shield. (It...
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.6 gph Delavan 60 degree nozzle?
Does Delavan offer a Type A, hollow, .60 gph nozzle in 60 degrees?
View ArticleCombustion Chamber Replacement
HEY GUYS, Can I get some HELP here in identifying my boiler ?... I found this Info. behind that inspect panel loc. at the Front/Top of of boiler. (Burnham Boiler- Mod. # WV 18 - 9A S/N 8899035 ), My...
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Beckett Riello air tube insertion debts vary?
Burnham specs several burners for this MST396The insertion dept for the air tube on the Riello burner is 10" yet the insertion depth on Beckett (L retention head) is only a few inches. Why such a huge...
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