Hi everyone,
I have a Beckett AFII 150 oil fired boiler, about 10 years old. Just yesterday it started to making a hi pitched humming noise, almost like a whistling noise. The thing that perplexes me the most is it only does it after it’s been running for 3-4 minutes. Once it completes that cycle, shuts off and begins to run again, it will remain quiet once again for 3-4 minutes, but after that short break it will again make the noise. I do have a diagnostic stethoscope and there seems to be a clicking noise coming from the inlet side but the hum seems to be coming from the exhaust side toward the bottom of the motor (but don't put too much weight into the stethoscope statement as I did this in about 3 minutes this morning before I had to run out the door).
Any thoughts on how to even begin diagnosing this are greatly appreciated!
I have a Beckett AFII 150 oil fired boiler, about 10 years old. Just yesterday it started to making a hi pitched humming noise, almost like a whistling noise. The thing that perplexes me the most is it only does it after it’s been running for 3-4 minutes. Once it completes that cycle, shuts off and begins to run again, it will remain quiet once again for 3-4 minutes, but after that short break it will again make the noise. I do have a diagnostic stethoscope and there seems to be a clicking noise coming from the inlet side but the hum seems to be coming from the exhaust side toward the bottom of the motor (but don't put too much weight into the stethoscope statement as I did this in about 3 minutes this morning before I had to run out the door).
Any thoughts on how to even begin diagnosing this are greatly appreciated!