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Welcome Center / Re: Welcome from Dwaynes Garage
« on: May 13, 2021, 08:07:55 pm »
Synthetics burn fine but the issue is getting them to ignite. If it fires right up then it is fine. Was all the ash a fine white-tan powder ?
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Welcome Center / Re: Welcome from Dwaynes Garage
« on: May 07, 2021, 09:41:25 am »Hi Y'all, I am Dwayne and I have recently installed a Clean Energy 140 furnace. Its a used unit with 1000 hours and this is my first kick at the can with waste oil heat. I don't really know what to expect from it and I have a couple of questions for the more experienced.You should have no smoke coming out the stack. So lets start with some basic stuff first.
I have what looks to be a healthy flame, fires right up with little to no smoke while running. But..
I have unburnt fuel in the combustion chamber after running and smoke up the stack after shutting down.
Is this normal?
I have the settings for air flow and pressure set to factory and 1 psi of oil pressure.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
What is your elevation ?
Firebox clean ?
Clean nozzle ?
12-14 psi for air ?
Clean combustion air blower ?
Flame should be 1/2-3/4 to the target.
Flame should have a bright yellow body with orange tips.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: January 02, 2021, 11:56:34 am »
That is good to hear. Set air pressure 12-14 psi and leave it. Moving on to combustion air is something you will do by sight. If you close it down the flame should grow and be bright yellow. Then you want to open it back up and the flame should pull back and start to give you orange tips on your bright yellow flame.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: January 01, 2021, 09:22:18 am »
As long as the nozzle is clean and you have a cloud in the firebox it should be fine. I have never felt the need to spray oil outside the box.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 31, 2020, 08:20:08 am »
That is good, I just wanted to make sure you were not at high elevation. Set air at 12-14 PSI and start with combustion air 1/4 of the way open. After all the raw oil is burned off and flame is good and established you can dial in your combustion air setting.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 30, 2020, 06:59:23 pm »
Ok, so you have metered pump that delivers a set amount of fuel and is non-adjustable. Pressure readings do not mean much with this setup since it goes by volume.
What elevation are you at ?
What elevation are you at ?
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 30, 2020, 03:47:52 pm »
Does your burner have 2 black knobs sticking up above the burner ? Right below they are labeled "oil" on the left and "air on the right ? The mount to the preheat block and those are your regulators.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 30, 2020, 10:15:08 am »
Ok there is your problem. With the burner swung open and both the ignitor and combustion air motor running you can easily see what the spark is doing.
Are the electrodes in good shape ?
Is the combustion air blower full of dirt and not blowing much air ?
Have you messed with combustion air setting ? When bench testing you can adjust your combustion air and watch your spark change.
Are the electrodes in good shape ?
Is the combustion air blower full of dirt and not blowing much air ?
Have you messed with combustion air setting ? When bench testing you can adjust your combustion air and watch your spark change.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 29, 2020, 04:27:24 pm »
Is that with the combustion air motor running ?
Are the electrodes in good shape and adjusted properly ?
Are the electrodes in good shape and adjusted properly ?
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 29, 2020, 09:42:56 am »
Is the spark shooting out in front of the nozzle ?
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 28, 2020, 05:17:08 pm »
If you prefer you can just swing the burner out, I just find it easier on the bench. What you want to do is take the blue wire from the ignitor and the black wire from the combustion air motor #8 bottom row and tie those together to 1 wire on your extension cord. Then take the neutral wires from both of those items #1+#3 bottom and tie it to the other wire of your extension cord then plug into 110 volt outlet.
This will power up the ignitor and the combustion air motor will throw the spark out in front of nozzle.
This will power up the ignitor and the combustion air motor will throw the spark out in front of nozzle.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 28, 2020, 08:05:24 am »
Ok let's pull the burner and put it on the bench so we can get a better look at it.
On the electrode is any of the porcelain broken causing the spark to ground out ? To bench test for spark I like to power up the ignitor and combustion air motor. I use an extension cord with alligator clips. This way you will easily see what your spark is like and adjust/replace accordingly.
On the electrode is any of the porcelain broken causing the spark to ground out ? To bench test for spark I like to power up the ignitor and combustion air motor. I use an extension cord with alligator clips. This way you will easily see what your spark is like and adjust/replace accordingly.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 27, 2020, 10:19:17 am »
The cad cell is what trips the reset. If it does not get a good look at the flame it shuts it down.
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Welcome Center / Re: Clean burn won't light
« on: December 26, 2020, 10:48:25 am »
The ignitor is producing spark so it is good. Next I would use an extendable inspection mirror through the inspection port to make sure the spark is not touching the nozzle or retention head. The spark should be shooting past the nozzle by at least a 1/2".
Was the heater working fine then you did something like fill the tank and it quit ?
Was the heater working fine then you did something like fill the tank and it quit ?