Oil Fired Hot Water Heater Troubleshooting

It may be necessary to temper incoming water supply.

Oil fired hot water heater troubleshooting.

If it indicates water you ll have to drain the tank and inspect it for cracks. This article series answers most questions about all types of heating system troubleshooting inspection diagnosis and repairs. If you ve checked all of those causes and found nothing wrong you might try to reset the entire heating system. Connect the wires from the ignitor to the contacts on your ignition transformer.

Combination thermostat gas valve set too low for desired water temperature. Dip into the tank. Carefully turn on your circuit breaker. The flame looks normal no sparks no black smoke in flame or out of the chimney.

Close the cold water valve this valve lets water enter the heater tank open a hot water faucet located nearby this relieves the water pressure in the tank remove the sacrificial anode. If electrical switches oil tank level and thermostat have been checked and the furnace will still not operate the reset switch on the oil burner is the final troubleshooting task before calling. Install a new sacrificial anode. The boiler s automatic filling system controlled by the pressure reducing valve should maintain the proper water level at 12 to 15 psi of pressure.

An improperly installed shutoff valve on a water heater can be very dangerous risking an explosion. And oil burner noise smoke odors. Press this button and watch the ignitor tip. Cold inlet water temperature is very cold.

To check for presence of water in the tank apply some water sensitive paste onto a long stick. Oil burners used on oil fired heating boilers furnaces or water heaters can often be diagnosed using a visual inspection approach as well as optional simple test equipment described here. Check the hot water piping and control valves connected to the water heater for leaks support and for proper location of shutoff valves. Arrange to repair all cracks.

Not enough hot water. If there isn t a pressure reducing valve manually feed the boiler by opening up the water feed valve until the boiler pressure reaches 12 psi. There should be a red button on the outside of your oil furnace. If there is electricity reaching the system it will attempt to restart.

We let it run until it stopped on its own after several minutes. Check dial on combination thermostat gas valve. 2 extremely cold water going into the heater will decrease the amount of hot water produced. The reset button is red and needs to be pressed and held for about a count of three and then released.