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The first time the oil-metering valve is turned on it will take 5-10 minutes for the fuel
lines to fill and oil to appear in the bottom of the burner. In the beginning you will want
to see approximately 2 tablespoons of oil accumulate in the bottom of the pot before
lighting. You will soon come to know how long the valve should be open to accomplish
this. The burning characteristics of the flame during lighting is as follows
After start up and after a couple of minutes have passed, the flame should be lemon
yellow, perhaps with some blue. Dirty orange colors or visible soot or smoke indicate an
inefficient burn. The fan should be turned on or up to add more air in this situation or the
valve turned down.
The flames should also be entirely burning above the top burner ring. Flame beneath the
burner ring indicates an inefficient burn and will contribute to carbon build-up. The fan
should be turned off or down in this situation or the valve should be turned up.
Alternatively, this may indicate the barometric damper needs adjustment
Warnings
Do not light a hot burner
Do not light a flooded burner
Do not use gasoline or other highly flammable material to light the burner
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