Bleeding beckett oil burner help
#1
03-01-08, 04:49 PM
Bleeding beckett oil burner help
changed the filter on my beckett oil burner but i don't know how to bleed it to get it started up again please help
#2
03-01-08, 07:54 PM
mel, I assume that you have a ONE PIPE oil system ? (just one pipe to/from the tank) ?
You need a 3/8" wrench, a container to catch the oil in, a length of tubing that fits snugly over the bleeder fitting.
Put the wrench on the bleeder in a position that you can easily open and close the screw, and then slip the tubing on the fitting and direct it into the container. Check that you can loosen the bleeder screw with the wrench. (use a BOX WRENCH or a TUBING WRENCH, not an adjustable, or an open end, or heaven forbid a pair of pliers!
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Turn off the switch to the boiler. Have a helper there at the switch. Turn the thermostat up to call for heat.
While holding the tubing into the container (an empty quart oil bottle works well) have your helper turn on the boiler switch. Allow the oil to run until there are no bubbles and close the bleeder. Burner should start almost immediately. It may run rough for a minute or two, but should smooth out. If it doesn't smooth out and run well, bleed again...
If the control "times out" while you are bleeding, push the reset button on the primary control and continue. (Is your primary control a gray box with a red pushbutton on top ? or is it a black plastic box with a red pushbutton on the side ?)
You need a 3/8" wrench, a container to catch the oil in, a length of tubing that fits snugly over the bleeder fitting.
Put the wrench on the bleeder in a position that you can easily open and close the screw, and then slip the tubing on the fitting and direct it into the container. Check that you can loosen the bleeder screw with the wrench. (use a BOX WRENCH or a TUBING WRENCH, not an adjustable, or an open end, or heaven forbid a pair of pliers!
)Turn off the switch to the boiler. Have a helper there at the switch. Turn the thermostat up to call for heat.
While holding the tubing into the container (an empty quart oil bottle works well) have your helper turn on the boiler switch. Allow the oil to run until there are no bubbles and close the bleeder. Burner should start almost immediately. It may run rough for a minute or two, but should smooth out. If it doesn't smooth out and run well, bleed again...
If the control "times out" while you are bleeding, push the reset button on the primary control and continue. (Is your primary control a gray box with a red pushbutton on top ? or is it a black plastic box with a red pushbutton on the side ?)
#3
03-01-08, 10:54 PM
THANKS NJ Trooper it worked after a while of bleeding the line. I changed the filter hoping it would stop the boiler from sputtering on and off but it does not seem to have helped much. any ideas on that
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03-02-08, 09:47 AM
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