Packed with more need-to-know information than any other book on the market, Residential Oil Burners, 3E provides the knowledge and skills that residential oil burner technicians will need to succeed in the industry. Now in its third edition, the book has been fully updated to incorporate the latest technological advancements, with an all-new chapter on boilers, and updated chapters on electrical equipment and oil burner controls. With coverage of the combustion process, oil burners, heating systems, as well as electrical systems and equipment, users will build a solid foundation of information that is easily transferable to work situations they may encounter in the field. Straightforward and easy-to-use, this book is a valuable addition to every service technician's vehicle or learning library.

Residential Oil Burners, 2E provides those training for careers as residential oil burner technicians with current information on the combustion process, oil burners, heating systems, plus electrical systems and equipment. This new edition features troubleshooting charts and systems detailed instructions on how to use them.
-- An entire chapter is devoted to operating efficiency, an important service area that has enabled professional technicians to gain customer confidence.
-- Equipment from Europe and Japan such as the Riello oil burner and Toyotomi Space Heater are examined in detail.

Residential Oil Burners, 2E provides those training for careers as residential oil burner technicians with current information on the combustion process, oil burners, heating systems, as well as electrical systems and equipment. This new edition features troubleshooting charts and systems and detailed instructions on how to use them. This comprehensive reference book covers the latest technological advancements in venting and hot water heating systems, including the newest equipment from Carlin Combustion. European and Japanese equipment is also covered in detail. To further enhance learning, new wiring diagrams, line drawings, and photographs are featured throughout the text.

Herb Weinberger has twenty-five years experience in the field and has taught for seventeen years at many technical and vocational schools and programs.

Chapter 1 Introduction. Chapter 2 The Combustion Process: Fuel, Fuel Oil, The Combustion Process, Combustion Chambers. Chapter 3 Oil Burners: Vertical Rotary Oil Burners, Horizontal Rotary Oil Burners, Low Pressure Air Atomizing Oil Burners, High Pressure Gun Type Oil Burners, Flame Retention Head Oil Burners, Forced Draft Oil Burners. Chapter 4 The Air Delivery System: Fresh Air Louvres, Air Delivery System Parts, "Shell Head" Burners, Flame Retention Head Oil Burners, Forced Draft Oil Burners, Setting the Retention Head, Air Delivery Patterns, Flue Gas Removal, Chimneys and Draft, Draft Inducers, Stack Dampers, Servicing the Air Delivery System. Chapter 5 The Fuel Delivery System-Oil Tank Installations: Fuel Storage Tanks-Gravity Systems, Oil Safety Valve, Fuel Oil Storage Tanks-Two pipe Systems, Two pipe Systems-Surface Installation. Chapter 6 The Fuel Delivery System-Pumps and Nozzles: Fuel System Operation, Fuel Units (Pumps), Pump Testing Procedures, Oil Supply Problems, Pump Replacement Procedure, Two stage Pumps-Two pipe Systems, The Oil Burner Nozzle, Nozzle Functions, Nozzle Operation, Nozzle Selection-Replacement, Cold Oil and Nozzle Performance, Nozzle Parts, Procedure For Replacing the Nozzle, The Nozzle Adaptor, Delayed Opening Valve, Oil Line Connections. Chapter 7 The Ignition System: Puff Back, Ignition System Parts, The Ignition Transformer, High Tension Wire and Bus Bars, Electrodes, Servicing the Ignition System. Chapter 8 The Steam Heating System: Steam Boilers, Steam Boiler Trim, The Single Pipe Stream System, Single Pipe Steam System Operation. Chapter 9 Hot Water Heating Systems: Gravity Feed Hot Water Heating System, Operation of the Gravity Feed Hot Water System, Forced Circulation Hot Water Heating Systems, Operation of the Forced Circulation Hot Water System, Hydronic Heating Systems, Radiant Heating Systems, Zoning. Chapter 10 Warm Air Heating Systems: Gravity Feed Warm Air System, Forced Circulation Warm Air System, Modern Warm Air Furnace, Air Filters, Humidifiers, Heating-Cooling System, Zoning. Chapter 11 Basic Electricity: Series Circuit, Parallel Circuits, Fuses-Circuit Breakers, Electrical Connections. Chapter 12 Electrical Equipment: Solenoid Valves, Relays, Transformers, Motors, Bearings, Capacitors, Zone Valves. Chapter 13 Oil Burner Controls: Water Level Controls, Steam Pressure Controls, Hot Water Controls, Thermostats, Fan-Limit Controls, humidity Controls, Primary Controls, Servicing Stack Mounted Primary Controls, Cad Cell Primary Controls, Switching Relays, Replacing Controls. Chapter 14 Control Circuit Wiring: Residential Steam System Wiring, Residential Hot Water System Wiring, Warm Air System Circuits. Chapter 15 Service Procedures-Burner Not Operating: Using Chart I. BNO-Not Locked Out on Safety, Using Chart II. BNO-Locked Out on Safety-Motor, Using Chart III. BNO-Locked Out on Safety-Motor, Using Chart IV. BNO-Locked Out on Safety-No Ignition, Using Chart V. BNO-Locked Out on Safety-No Oil, Using Chart VI. BNO-Locked Out on Safety-No Oil, Using Chart VII. BNO-Locked Out on Safety. Chapter 16 Service Procedures-Improper Operation: Using Chart VIII. Improper Operation-Puff Back, Using Chart IX. Improper Operation-Vibration, Using Chart X. Improper Operation-Smoke and Soot, Using Chart XI. Improper Operation-Oil Odor, Using Chart XII. Improper Operation-Not Enough Heat, Using Chart XIII. Improper Operation-Using Too Much Oil, Using Chart XIV. Improper Operation-Boiler Loses Water, Using Chart XV. Improper Operation-Boiler Floods, Using Chart XVI. Improper Operation-Relief Valve Opens. Chapter 17 Domestic Hot Water: Generator and Storage Tank, External Tankless Hot Water Heaters, Internal Tankless Hot Water Heaters, Indirect Hot Water Heaters, Oil Fired Hot Water Heaters. Chapter 18 Annual Tune-up: Using Chart XVII. Chimney and Boiler Cleaning, Using Chart XVIII. Oil Burner Tune-up. Chapter 19 Combustion Efficiency Testing: The Draft Test, The Smoke Test, The CO2 Test, The Stack Temperature Test, Determining Combustion Efficiency by Testing for Oxygen in the Flue Gas. Chapter 20 Improving Combustion Efficiency. Index.