Flame Established But Not Maintained; Burner Runs But Smoke, And Or Smell, And Or Pulsation - Potterton Statesman 45/50 Installation & Service Instructions Manual

SYMPTOM
Flame Established
But Not
Maintained
SYMPTOM
Burner Runs But
Smoke, and or
Smell, and or
Pulsation
Part No. 5102478
CHECK FOR
1. Air in fuel line
2. Combustion settings incorrect
3. Wrong grade of oil
4. Combustion products leaking
5. Combustion products re-circulating
into balanced flue terminal
CHECK FOR
1. Correct grade of fuel used
2. Correct nozzle fitted
3. Correct oil pressure
4. Correct air settings
5. Air in fuel lines
6. Adequate access for combustion air Refer to Section 2
7. Adequate ventilation
8. One sided flame
9. Oil leak within burner.
10. Oil leak to burner within boiler
11. Flue plus boiler resistance too high
12. Defective nozzle
ACTION
Check for joints for increases of air
rectify as necessary, bleed burner
and restart
Adjust settings and confirm by flue
gas analysis
Obtain correct grade of fuel or in
case of conventional flue models
adjust burner for correct grade.
Check all seals, particularly the
gasket between burner and boiler
Insert CO probe and check
2
ACTION
Either adjust for fuel used or drain
and refill tank correctly
Refer to Burner Instructions and
fit correct nozzle
Refer to Burner Instructions and set
correct pressure
Do combustion checks and re-set
Bleed air from lines
Refer to Section 2
Remove burner, clean and re-check
settings, refer to Burner Instructions
Clean or replace the nozzle
Remove burner and examine for
leakage, repair suspect joints
Suspect pump solenoid, replace
pump assembly
Check retarders & baffle plate
positions, check for obstructions
Replace nozzle with one of same
specification
Fault Finding 49