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Emergency 24 Hour Oil Burner Service for Southbury and South Britain, CT Residents
Emergency 24 Hour Oil Burner Service for Southbury and South Britain, CT Residents
Oil-Fired Burner Maintenance Now Available for Southbury Businesses and Homeowners -Call (203) 496-4982
Oil-Fired Burner Maintenance Now Available for Southbury Businesses and Homeowners -Call (203) 496-4982
Oil-fired boilers in Southbury and South Britain, Connecticut are complex pieces of technology and require annual maintenance to make sure they don't fail and keep running at top efficiency. Have you scheduled your hydronic hot water boiler's oil burner service in Southbury yet?
If not, you need to call Southbury Plumbing & Heating, LLC at (203) 496-4982 for emergency 24-hour oil burner service to your home or commercial business in South Britain and Southbury center. We cover the entire 06488 postal code area of Southbury and the historic district of South Britain, 06487.
Southbury Plumbing & Heating, LLC never usually recommends scheduling oil or gas burner service during the winter months, but if you didn't already schedule your oil boiler service in South Britain during the summer or late fall, then it might be worth getting it done sooner rather than later. You don't need your boiler's burner shutting down during one of South Britain's severe cold snaps.
The Process of Servicing an Oil-Fired Burner at Your Home in Southbury CT 06488
The Process of Servicing an Oil-Fired Burner at Your Home in Southbury CT 06488
Oil burning furnaces need maintenance, more than gas or propane burning furnaces need. Our own experience says you can go as long as 4 years without servicing it, but that is not advisable because sometimes the failure that results is severe (electrode insulator cracks, and you get the Bessemer Process on the electrode mount, which is to say, it melts down to nothing). You are far better off cleaning your Beckett or Riello oil burner or another brand oil-fired burner, each and every year.
Cleaning and servicing your Beckett burner is no big deal, but it is messy since that soot is gunky and smells pretty bad once disturbed by a wire brush or other stack pipe cleaning tool.
Turn off electrical power to the system at the breaker box or from the red emergency hot off switch at the top of your basement stairs or right next to your boiler unit. Remove the oil burner assembly, which will also have the electrodes on it. How you remove this assembly is very dependent on the particular unit; follow the oil line out of the pump to where it goes into the furnace housing and that will give you a good clue. Often you have to either remove or hinge back the high voltage transformer to get at this assembly.
When you have the oil or gas burner unit separated from the boiler, remove the nozzle and replace it. Make sure you replace it with an oil burner nozzle with the same angle or degree spray pattern, though you can vary the gallons per hour rating to rate the furnace up or down in overall capacity.
# 2 Fuel oil nozzle spray patterns are described as either solid, semisolid, or hollow - which refers to the distribution of oil in the spray cone, and have a specific angle which defines the angle of the cone of oil that is shot into the furnace. Solid is the most common pattern in my experience and 85 degrees is the most common angle that we have seen.
Wipe the whole assembly down to get the oil and soot off of it. You will need to position and gap the electrodes, but first, do a visual inspection of them. If there are visible cracks in the insulators, replace them. If the ends are eroded and pitted, replace them. If in doubt, replace them.
Without servicing your oil-fired boiler in Southbury on a regular basis, you are risking a catastrophic failure and considerable costs related to a breakdown.
Seasonal boiler and burner maintenance are far less expensive than major repairs, so it's a really good idea to ensure you make boiler service in South Britain, Connecticut a priority.
Don't forget, Southbury Plumbing & Heating, LLC services, tunes-up and maintains all top-rated name brand oil and gas-fueled boilers such as Peerless, Utica, Buderus, Weil-McLain, Crown, Burnham and a host of others.
What's involved in performing an oil boiler service in Southbury, CT?
What's involved in performing an oil boiler service in Southbury, CT?
There are many areas that will be looked at during an oil boiler service. With a serve costing in the region of $145.00, it's a minimal expense compared to the cost of any repairs that you might require, should you ignore your regular service. Even commercially operated huge coal-fired boilers need to be serviced on a regular basis.
During a regular Southbury boiler service, your plumbing and heating contractor in Southbury will check and clean the following areas of your burner and hydronic boiler:
Change Out #2 Fuel Oil Filter at Tank
Burner/Nozzle
Inspect 275 or 330 Gallon Oil Tank(s) for Possible Leaks at Valve
Oil Pump
Pressure Regulator
Clean Screen
Setting Electrodes/Ignitors/Replace Nozzles
Check the Capacitor
Flow Control Valve
Pressure Relief Valve
Pilot/Injector
Inspect Combustion Chamber
Flue-Ways
Expansion Tank
Draught Diverter/Heat Exchanger
Ignition Components
Flame Supervision Components
Controls/Connections
Cast Iron Core Seals and Joints
Low Voltage Wiring
Circulators
Here's some updated information from The Beckett Oil and Gas Burner Company regarding new energy efficiency ratings for the future:
R.W. Beckett Announces Advanced Renewable Fuel Burner Solutions
SUBJECT: Renewable Fuel Burner Solutions
USED WITH: Beckett AFG Burners
North Ridgeville, OH — R.W. North Ridgeville, OH: R.W. Beckett announces the popular AFG burner will be rated for R95+ fuel, which is a 95% renewable diesel, by 2020. This new capability enables communities, fuel dealers, and service technicians the fastest pathway to a net-zero carbon solution for the heating industry. Initial adoption is anticipated in the Pacific Northwest, Western Canada, and select areas of the Northeast in 2020.
“We are excited this new line of oxygen-free renewable diesel (R95) burners will only require a modest upgrade to the existing installed base and be supported with current warranty coverage,” says Fred Hunt, Director of Sales and Marketing. “We see renewable diesel as the breakthrough that creates a bright and sustainable future for Liquid Fuels within the heating industry.”
Read more on Beckett's new line of renewable fuel burners here:
To avoid major headaches or troubles with your oil-fired hydronic heating systems in Southbury, CT, please adhere to our suggestions listed above with regard to cleaning, servicing and tuning up your oil-fired hydronic boiler and doing maintenance work on your oil burner unit each and every fall just prior to the heating season in the Southbury and South Britain area of New Haven County, Connecticut.
Contact us ASAP when you feel as though your commercial building or house in Southbury may be in need of oil burner service or repairs.
Please click here for a complete list of plumbing and heating services we provide to all residents and businesses throughout the Historic District of South Britain, and the Town of Southbury, Connecticut proper.
Southbury Plumbing & Heating, LLC
Southbury, CT 06488
(203) 496-4982
https://southbury-plumbing-heating-llc.business.site
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