Product Overview
The Complete Guide to Residential Oil Heating is first and foremost; a training guide used in the home heating industry for training maintenance technicians. It contains over 80 pages of high quality detailed line drawings specifically to support classroom training.
The first chapter starts with a detailed illustration of an oil fired boiler complete with attaching components clearly identified. Then each component is illustrated separately along with text that describes its function.
Chapter 2 provides a step-by-step series of illustrations and text that covers everything required to perform an annual system cleaning and tune-up. It covers the entire system with a special focus on the oil burner, burner motor, fuel pump, pump coupling, fuel/oil filter, electronic ignitor, transformer, electrode rods, nozzle, end cone, blast tube, nozzle assembly, draft regulator, smoke pipe and plumbing.
Chapter 3 provides an innovative approach to system troubleshooting by using flowcharts along with illustrated maintenance steps to identify and repair the problem.
Chapter 4 covers problems with the heat distribution components such as feed valves, zone valves, circulators, radiators, Extrol tank, expansion tank, flo-check valve, bleed valve, and pressure relief valves. Included is an easy procedure to properly bleed air from the system.
Chapter 5 covers perhaps the least understood area in heating systems; all those electrical controls, thermostat, aquastats, primary control, stack relay, high limit control, sensors, safety devices, and wiring. Again the detailed illustrations make sense out of this difficult topic. Lastly,
Chapter 6 is targeted specifically for the installer providing Helpful Hints and a nice oil capacity chart that covers common residential oil tanks.
Whether you are a classroom trainer, a seasoned heating professional, or a student, this book has the detail and clarity not seen in other guides.
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