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
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Oil Burner Nozzle Electrode Sources & Manuals
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Content: 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. For other models of oil burners and their adjustments
see OIL BURNER MANUALS . Loose, damaged, misaligned oil burner electrodes (use a simple oil burner nozzle gauge or a small steel rule to see that the position of the oil burner electrodes in their gap apart, their distance above the oil burner nozzle orifice, and their distance forward or backwards relative to the face of the oil burner nozzle are according to the manufacturer's specification. Often that data is imprinted on a tag right on the oil burner itself. Our photos and illustrations show how a stainless steel oil burner nozzle and electrode adjustment gauge is used to align the oil burner electrodes, courtesy of Beckett Corporation, a supplier of oil burners including the model shown at the top of this page. The nozzle and nozzle adapter and oil delivery tube are to the right of the gauge face and you can see an electrode in line with the upper + mark in the sketch at right.