Title: Oil Burner Electrode Assembly: Inspection, Cleaning, Adjustment
Headings: Oil Burner Electrodes
Assembly: Inspection, Cleaning, Adjustment

Oil Burner Electrodes
Assembly: Inspection, Cleaning, Adjustment
Oil Burner Electrode Setting & Adjustment Procedures
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Oil Burner Electrode Settings Guide & Measurements: Oil Burner Ignition Electrode Gap & Positions
SNAFUs to watch out for when cleaning & adjusting the oil burner nozzle assembly
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Content: As you will read below, there is a very large array of oil burner nozzles and spray patterns provided by a variety of manufacturers. ...
SNAFUs to watch out for when cleaning & adjusting the oil burner nozzle assembly
Illustration: oil burner electrode settings for the Beckett AF / AG oil burner series, adapted from the AF/AG manual cited below. Watch out: check the electrode settings specified by your specific oil burner as those shown here will often be different. For example, when setting the electrodes on a a Beckett CF500/800 oil burner, the Gap or R -dimension is 3/16, the P -dimension or height above centerline of the nozzle opening is 3/16" and the Q -dimension or distance from tip of electrode to nozzle face is 1/4". On a Carlin EZ-123 oil burner the Gap or R -dimension is set 1/8" to 5/32" wide, the P -dimension or height is set to 5/16", and the Q -dimension or distance of electrode tip ahead of the nozzle face is set from Flush to 1/16". On a Carlin 201 oil burner the Gap or R -dimension is set 1/8", the P -dimension or height is set to 1/4", and the Q -dimension or distance of electrode tip ahead of the nozzle face is set from 1/4" to 5/16". On a Remko SLV 11-33 oil burner the Gap or R -dimension is set 2.5mm, the P -dimension or height is set to7mm, and the Q -dimension or distance of electrode tip ahead of the nozzle face is set to 2-4mm. The nozzle face must be 4-6mm behind the inner face of the turbulator surface.