Oil Fired Hot Water Heater Troubleshooting

Dip into the tank.

Oil fired hot water heater troubleshooting.

Press this button and watch the ignitor tip. The reset button is red and needs to be pressed and held for about a count of three and then released. And oil burner noise smoke odors. Cold inlet water temperature is very cold.

The flame looks normal no sparks no black smoke in flame or out of the chimney. 2 extremely cold water going into the heater will decrease the amount of hot water produced. To check for presence of water in the tank apply some water sensitive paste onto a long stick. An improperly installed shutoff valve on a water heater can be very dangerous risking an explosion.

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 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. This will be the box shaped object that produces the spark on the electrode.

We let it run until it stopped on its own after several minutes. 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. 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.

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. This article series answers most questions about all types of heating system troubleshooting inspection diagnosis and repairs. Carefully turn on your circuit breaker. 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.

It may be necessary to temper incoming water supply. If it indicates water you ll have to drain the tank and inspect it for cracks. If you ve checked all of those causes and found nothing wrong you might try to reset the entire heating system. Install a new sacrificial anode.

Not enough hot water. Connect the wires from the ignitor to the contacts on your ignition transformer. 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.