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jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 992
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 11:39 am: |     |
2 year old gas burner w/electric pilot wouldn't start this am. Has been working since first cold snap and was working yesterday.
The pilot was clicking repeatedly and once or twice a heard the whoosh that sounded like it firing up--but then it stopped and the clicking started again. I turned it off since I'm not sure if it's good for the pilot to keep going and going like that.
Am about to call the folks who installed it, but am wondering if it's something I could figure out and do myself.
(It's not low water--I checked and reset just in case.)
Any other ideas from the heating gurus?
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jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3215
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 11:43 am: | |
Had one doing exactly this last year.
Turned out that at the spark assembly in the fire box, carbon had built up on the spark assembly and the tube that senses that the fire has lit.
Thus, telling the system bad information.
A small brush to clean it and all has worked well since.
If you know what you are doing, be safe. If you don't know, (Like how to turn off the gas), call for service. |
jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 995
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 11:48 am: | |
Thanks. I'm gonna call and at least watch a pro do this once. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3218
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 11:56 am: | |
Consider the Gas Co. If it is pilot related, sometimes they clean for free. |
jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 1000
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 2:10 pm: | |
All better now.
Didn't even get a chance to call PSE&G since Korn got back to me almost immediately and sent someone by after the lunch break.
An oxygen sensor was dirty--if the flu jams and CO2 is building up inside, this thing turns off the boiler. He cleaned it and checked the flu. All are fine.
It was probably from the dust from my recent French Drain installation. |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 105
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 7:27 pm: | |
Did you convert to gas from oil? You might want to look into having your chimney cleaned.
Master_Plvmber
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jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 1003
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 9:54 pm: | |
Conversion to gas happened a long time ago--what would the chimney cleaning schedule be otherwise?
Though chimney/flu doesn't appear to have been an issue here. |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 109
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 10:53 pm: | |
"An oxygen sensor was dirty--if the flu jams and CO2 is building up inside, this thing turns off the boiler. He cleaned it and checked the flu."
I only mentioned it because your explanation of the problem beckons the question "What jammed the flue?" Also, I assume that by oxygen sensor you mean pressure switch. Does your boiler have an exhaust fan (draft inducer)?
Perhaps I just didn't understand your reply because your saying that the flue had nothing to do with it.
Chimney cleaning is important after an oil-to-gas conversion. Generally, it is best to do it after the gas boiler has had time to run for awhile. I know that's vague, but there's no quick answer.
Master_Plvmber
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jfburch
Citizen
Username: Jfburch
Post Number: 1004
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 8:40 am: | |
The flue wasn't jammed. I was explaining, to the best of my ability, the saftey device that was malfunctioning.
The oxygen sensor had gotten too dirty/dusty or something, and wasn't reading or reporting correctly, so the boiler shut off kicked in as fast as the boiler started. Once that was working, he checked to make sure the flue was opening and closing properly which it is.
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