Oil Tank Gauge?

robmac · 02-12-2010, 11:41 AM

BD,a Beckett is a very good quality burner and with normal maintanance last quite a long time. They are also very resonably priced. Depending on condition overall I would try and get through the winter and look at replacement in spring,summer time. I had an old house in MA and found my problem that was killing my burner was sludge build up in tank which can be detected easily while replacing guage(only because tank is full now) and by cutting open a used filter. Hope you have warm nights the rest of the season.

NoBozo · 02-12-2010, 12:17 PM

Our furnace is 37 years old (Utica Boiler, baseboard, tankless hot water) and we just replaced the burner motor for the first time last month. We have lived in the house for 32 of those years. The big black transformer has been replaced two or three times and the electrical controls maybe twice.

We have a "Maintenance Contract" with the oil supplier and they come out once a year and clean the furnace. If anything goes Kapoot, it is serviced and/or replaced for FREE. The contract cost is $209 per year. NB

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02-12-2010, 11:41 AM	#1
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 950 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	BD,a Beckett is a very good quality burner and with normal maintanance last quite a long time. They are also very resonably priced. Depending on condition overall I would try and get through the winter and look at replacement in spring,summer time. I had an old house in MA and found my problem that was killing my burner was sludge build up in tank which can be detected easily while replacing guage(only because tank is full now) and by cutting open a used filter. Hope you have warm nights the rest of the season.

02-12-2010, 12:17 PM	#2
NoBozo Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Portsmouth. RI Posts: 2,231 Thanks: 400 Thanked 460 Times in 308 Posts	Our furnace is 37 years old (Utica Boiler, baseboard, tankless hot water) and we just replaced the burner motor for the first time last month. We have lived in the house for 32 of those years. The big black transformer has been replaced two or three times and the electrical controls maybe twice. We have a "Maintenance Contract" with the oil supplier and they come out once a year and clean the furnace. If anything goes Kapoot, it is serviced and/or replaced for FREE. The contract cost is $209 per year. NB