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DIY & Home Improvement

Thor_MN

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5. Been a long time since I've had an oil burner, but

Reply to ProudToBeBlueInRhody (Original post)

Thu Nov 1, 2012, 09:59 PM

Nov 2012

my guess would be air in the fuel line. I used to have to bleed the fuel line after the furnace had not been run for awhile. There was a bleeder valve on the oil filter housing and until clear oil was coming out (it was milky if air or water was mixed in) the burner wouldn't start running. Then again, that was 35 years ago...

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Thermostat or furnace? [View all] ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 OP

If the furnace responds somehow, then it's the furnace. If it doesn't, it could still be. jeff47 Nov 2012 #1

Hard to say, but the clicking at the furnace suggests Warpy Nov 2012 #2

+1...I had a similar issue once and that was the very problem. A pro fixed it in no time. nt MADem Nov 2012 #3

Thanks, 'm pretty sure that's part of it ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2012 #4

Been a long time since I've had an oil burner, but Thor_MN Nov 2012 #5

Do you have a boiler and not a furnace? Kaleva Nov 2012 #6

Sounds like the igniter is going bad. sinkingfeeling Nov 2012 #7