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Start of a new season and I just put my waste oil burner back together new fresh wires, New Constat lvl tank, new furnace lining and new burner Control box and house Controls

This project used the CK Burner Kit

I have Just ran my first burn cycle with Major Issues

I had problem with my retention head some how the fins got bent cause a X style cross flow of Air causeing a smoky flame about 1 inch long

Also I be posting my Custom Retro fit rotary vane Compressor that adapts where the oil pump use to all custom designed by me










With that done

I hope to help any newcomers Fill free to msg me or Email me

Mschindler300@gmail.com

I be more then happy to help you with your projects

Well Just wanted to say welcome back everyone and welcome new Members to another heating season .... Let it be a problem free year and SAFE year for everyone I be updating everyone on my project I had going last year

also I update everyone on my New Waste oil burner Im designing and building from scratch in hoping to sell a affordable Burner replacement for oil Heated Furnaces to waste oil


Matt Schindler

OK now to Im roughing in the Automation Side of it before i continue Much further to make sure I dont need to install any thing else that could Interfare with my controllers (I like to get everything Layed out before I start tighting things up)  so controlling the Whole Heating and DHW Heating  also controls my Cooling  for each Zone (Up to 64 Zones) im using Honeywell AQ 2000 with 4 zone Expansion Controller Add on for a total of 8 Zones 



each room Or Zone has its own Thermastat that communicats with the controller then communicates with the Boiler or A/C

I got a good deal on this 64 bucks Brand New ... Thank you Ebay and the Seller that didnt No what it was  Retails 700 Bucks with what I got

ok So a little recap I change to a siphon system.... Got it to run and burn for 1 day .... started having problems with not enough fuel being delievered to the combustion chamber so i changed my constant lvl a inch from center line work and acted up again ok ok so at this point I go help from doug and no Luck so i started to tear it down and come to find out this whole time  it was a clogged nozzle ... well I cleaned it out and my CK Burner Block and all my Lines.. no its working great HAHA i got a back up nozzle on order just in case this one acts up again im just gonna replace it

SO i update you guys im on Settings  it might help someone else right now im running at 5 Psi Air pressure and 2 " C/L

Thanks Doug again for the help

Doug Thank you For you help well after 2 days of Scratching my head.....I did not get it to work Until Just 5 mins ago.... I thought i was getting enough fuel but i must not off been. Had a itching tellin me to hook the pump up to the fuel feed on the siphon nozzle and away She went .... i need to figure out why the siphon nozzle isnt lifting enough fuel im only 6" below nozzles centerline with 3/8 Line well I mess with it some more Thanks Guys

Thank You Russ and everyone else  I have already started switching to the siphon System ... and im not turning back almost complete now

I have a little tweaking to do Seem my Nozzles off Center (flame is off to the right of the burn chamber ) it burns fine with Diesel Mix, i no a few other people had problems on here with Getting the settings right so im gonna tweak it a little more before I Purchase anything else

Well Good night its 1 Am here Im giving up for the night


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I ended up staying up OK I got it to run 100% Waste oil at 205 Deg Nozzle Temp but It burns really Dirty Black smoke ..... Someone get me some help on why its smoky I try giving it a little more Air and it starts to Sputter  Also im running at 105 PSI on my Pump

25 Micron Ehhh maybe im being a bit excessive when im filting 5 micron before the Holding tank then filtering again inline before the Burner