BobN
New Member
I had my heating system serviced one week ago (Beckett AFG on Weil McLain boiler in basement). The person who did the work was experienced (18 years) and seemed knowledgeable and quick. He found a bad oil pump seal, so replaced the pump. He cleaned the insides of the burner with brake cleaner, adjusted the electrodes, cleaned the photocell, replaced the filter and nozzle, brushed and vacuumed the flueways, and used a Testo 310 electronic all-in-one tester to measure performance. He smiled and said that this 30-year-old burner is working great, and left. The printout from the testing reads:
Fuel Fueloil #2
CO2MAX 15.7%
8.9% O2
7ppm CO
606.2F Fluegas Temp
77.8% EFF
8ppm Ambient CO
76.4F Ambient Temp
-0.0005 Draugfht
68.9% Excess Air
--.-psi Diff Press
9.03% CO2
12ppm Undiluted CO
And the system starts and runs fine. Before service, the burner dripped oil. Replacing the oil pump solved that. Cleaning everything with brake cleaner seems to have removed all of that residue, and airing out the basement for a week removed any hint of brake cleaner.
My only concern is now I detect a faint oil smell at the top of the basement stairs, as if there is some exhaust coming from the system into the basement with a lighter-than-air component. When I air out the basement and stairs, the smell goes away, but if I close the basement door for a day, the smell comes back. It's a faint smell, almost unnoticeable, but definitely a smell.
Should I be concerned? Is there anything in the test results that point to any sort of concern? What would you suggest for next steps?
Thank you.
Bob
Fuel Fueloil #2
CO2MAX 15.7%
8.9% O2
7ppm CO
606.2F Fluegas Temp
77.8% EFF
8ppm Ambient CO
76.4F Ambient Temp
-0.0005 Draugfht
68.9% Excess Air
--.-psi Diff Press
9.03% CO2
12ppm Undiluted CO
And the system starts and runs fine. Before service, the burner dripped oil. Replacing the oil pump solved that. Cleaning everything with brake cleaner seems to have removed all of that residue, and airing out the basement for a week removed any hint of brake cleaner.
My only concern is now I detect a faint oil smell at the top of the basement stairs, as if there is some exhaust coming from the system into the basement with a lighter-than-air component. When I air out the basement and stairs, the smell goes away, but if I close the basement door for a day, the smell comes back. It's a faint smell, almost unnoticeable, but definitely a smell.
Should I be concerned? Is there anything in the test results that point to any sort of concern? What would you suggest for next steps?
Thank you.
Bob