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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Content: Be careful not to break the ceramic insulators on the oil electrodes
Check the Combustion Head or Turbulator or Heat Shield Position Settings as well. Many oil burners include a heat shield mounted on the end of the burner tube OR multi-bladed turbulator assembly, often held in place by a collar tightened over the oil burner nozzle. Shown above: the combustion head assembly for a Carlin 201 oil burner - excerpted from the manual cited below. The turbulator holding bracket and its mounting position on the nozzle adapter may be fixed to assure good clearance distance ahead of the electrode tips. In that case the manufacturer won't specify an adjustment for the gap shown by the yellow lines in our illustration. The turbulator improves the oil dispersion in the combustion chamber. There will be a spacing specified between the turbulator's inner face and the electrodes. Watch out: if you set the turbulator too close to the electrodes an elecrical arc between electrodes and turbulator will short the system and prevent proper ignition.