Repair-It

Would have preferred discussion on hot air furnaces since it is not the same thing.

http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php ... oil-boiler

So too much air is bad. I mean, I figured that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glpZMRmGfRc

Right. I might be worried that if your stuff isn't airtight after the "situation", this could still be a problem after replacing the igniter. The part wit a screw missing... Was that piece on tight with only 1 screw? Can you hear air being sucked in anywhere?

Downsizing experiments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBjDovgkgOE

bill25 wrote:The part wit a screw missing... Was that piece on tight with only 1 screw? Can you hear air being sucked in anywhere?

I wouldn't be able to hear that over the burner anyway. Good question on the igniter with one screw. I believe it was sealing since the plate is pretty stiff and one screw seems to hold it down. But now it has two and new foam for the cad cell.

But now it has two and new foam for the cad cell.

Ok cool. I missed that part.

Good news: furnace kicked on no problem this morning. I think this is fixed. Still need to decide on a nozzle. Or order two and figure it out later. They can't be that expensive. Probably should figure out what the water heater takes and do that one, too.

So I think I can do all of the maintenance that a normal oil guy would do on my stuff and now I've also proven I can do repairs. This is good.

So I think I can do all of the maintenance that a normal oil guy would do on my stuff and now I've also proven I can do repairs. This is good.

Um... Wait a minute. Did you forget about the explosion during your maintenance cycle?

bill25 wrote:Um... Wait a minute. Did you forget about the explosion during your maintenance cycle?

Well it was apparently due to an igniter that was failing. Furnace guys don't test those. In fact they don't do much more than replace the filter, replace the nozzle and vacuum some stuff. So there's nothing I was negligent on that caused the issue. It's like trying to predict a coil failure on a car. It just begins to degrade and then you fix it. That's all you do. There's no preventative maintenance.

Also Exeter Fuel gets $125/hr for a regular service call plus parts & labor (not sure why it also says labor). So for me I'd estimate $125 + $50 part so maybe something like $175. Sundays are $175/hr so I guess $225 if I called Sunday. For a $37 part. It's even worse than cars I think because at least you bring the car to them...