Oil Fired Hot Water Heater Troubleshooting

If it indicates water you ll have to drain the tank and inspect it for cracks.

Oil fired hot water heater troubleshooting.

This will be the box shaped object that produces the spark on the electrode. It may be necessary to temper incoming water supply. And oil burner noise smoke odors. Check the hot water piping and control valves connected to the water heater for leaks support and for proper location of shutoff valves.

An improperly installed shutoff valve on a water heater can be very dangerous risking an explosion. 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. Cold inlet water temperature is very cold. Connect the wires from the ignitor to the contacts on your ignition transformer.

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. To check for presence of water in the tank apply some water sensitive paste onto a long stick. Install a new sacrificial anode. To avoid problems in the future or at least minimize them make sure you inspect the sacrificial anode of your heater in intervals of three to ten years.

If there is electricity reaching the system it will attempt to restart. There should be a red button on the outside of your oil furnace. After adjusting the electrodes vacuuming and replacing strainer we put everything back in place and bled for about 2 3 gallon oil the water heater burner fired up without problem. Carefully turn on your circuit breaker.

Combination thermostat gas valve set too low for desired water temperature. 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. Check dial on combination thermostat gas valve.

Arrange to repair all cracks. We let it run until it stopped on its own after several minutes. If you ve checked all of those causes and found nothing wrong you might try to reset the entire heating system. Dip into the tank.

The reset button is red and needs to be pressed and held for about a count of three and then released. 2 extremely cold water going into the heater will decrease the amount of hot water produced. The flame looks normal no sparks no black smoke in flame or out of the chimney. 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.