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Troubleshooting: Burner starts and fires, but lock out on safety.
Source
Procedure
Check
Causes
Correction
Poor Fire
If burner
contin es to
Unbalanced fire
Replace nozzle
continues to
run, this may
be due to
Too much air − −lean short
fire
Reduce combustion air − check
combustion.
be due to
poor fire.
Inspect fire.
Too little air − − long dirty
fire
Increase combustion air − check
combustion.
After burner
p
Excessive draft
Adjust barometric damper for correct
draft.
After burner
fires,
i
di t l
Too little draft or restriction
Correct draft or remove restriction.
Flame
Detector
,
immediately
jumper across
If fire is good,
fault is in the
Dirty cad cell face
Clean cad cell face.
Detector
jumper across
flame detector
terminals at the
primary control.
fault is in the
flame
detector.
Check
Faulty cad cell − exceeds
15000 hms
Replace cad cell.
primary control.
Check
detector
circuit.
Loose or defective cad cell
wires
Secure connections or replace cad cell
holder and wire leads.
Primary
Control
If burner locks
out on safety,
fault is in the
primary
control.
Primary control circuit
defective
Replace primary control.
Troubleshooting: Burner Starts and Fires, but Loses Flame and Lock Out on Safety
Source
Procedure
Check
Causes
Correction
Poor Fire
If burner continues
to r n (does not
Unbalanced fire
Replace nozzle
to run (does not
lock out of safety),
fault may be due to
Too much air − − lean short fire
Reduce combustion air −
check combustion.
fault may be due to
poor fire. Inspect
fire.
Too little air − − long dirty fire
Increase combustion air −
check combustion.
Excessive draft
Adjust barometric damper for
correct draft.
After burner
fires
Too little draft or restriction
Correct draft or remove
restriction.
Flame
Detector
fires,
immediately
If fire is good, fault
is in the flame
Dirty CAD cell face
Clean CAD cell face.
Detector
immediately
jumper across
flame
detector
is in the flame
detector. Check
detector circuit.
Faulty CAD cell − − exceeds
15000 hms
Replace CAD cell.
detector
terminals at
the primary
detector circuit.
Loose or defective cad cell
wires
Secure connections or replace
cad cell holder and wire leads.
Oil Supply
the primary
control.
If burner loses
flame (does not
Pump loses prime − air slug
Prime pump at bleed port
flame (does not
lock out on safety),
fault is in the fuel
system.
Pump loses prime − air leak in
supply line
Check supply line for loose
connections and tighten
fittings.
system.
Water slug in line
Check oil tank for water (over
1 inch) pump or drain out
water.
Partially plugged nozzle or
nozzle strainer
Replace nozzle.
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