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Waste Oil Heater => Welcome Center => Topic started by: luke on September 27, 2010, 07:09:12 pm
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Hello everyone!
Just got a cold snap of weather and started my oil burner a few weeks ago! I like the feeling of free heat!!!
I have had OK luck with it, just trying to find a good combo of tips, and burner heads, and air flow etc.
I have done alot of looking around on the WWW. and it is hard to find a good site! This site is off to a great start!!!! I hope to add some info and help people open there minds up!!!!
burn baby burn
Luke
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I heard you burned up your cartridge heater? What happened?
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I'm not sure what the heck happened???? It burned off the wire going directly into the cartridge heater. It almost looks like it just shorted out against the stainless outer sleeve. I might not of seen how close it was when i originally installed it.
I ordered a new one with better insulation around the wire. Ill see how long this one lasts. I figured i wouldnt have any trouble for a couple years! I only run about 55 gallons through the furnace.
Have u started your furnace yet??
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No, havent started it yet, but I should get doing that soon. I should change the filter and that will probably be a little easier to do when it is warm out. Get the oil sucked through the new filter.
Hope the new heater does the job.
Burn on!
Russ