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OT, Beckett Oil Burner Upgrade Questions

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thynes

11-26-2005 16:43:43

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I have Burnham forced hot water oil furnace, with a Beckett RWB burner, that I am thinking about upgrading. The furnace tests out at about 80% efficiency.

I was on the Beckett company webiste and they have a "Heat Manager" that is supposed to be a smart control for the on/off temps of the furnace. The guarantee at least 10% reduction in fuel use. Does anyone have any experience with this? I have also read that there are some controllers that use an outside thermometer to help guage when to change the on/off temps. Does anyone have any experience with these controllers?

I was also considering putting on an outside air intake for the burner. The type that I saw a few years ago fits on the intake side of the burner blower like a collar, or muff, and has ductwork to the outside. Will this make the burner any quieter? This is in a finnished basement and I am trying to cut down on drafts and noise...

If anyone has any other suggestions for reducing my bills please let me know.

Thanks, Tim in MA, another 2 inches of snow today...

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Bus Driver

11-27-2005 12:04:41

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Re: OT, Beckett Oil Burner Upgrade Questions in reply to thynes, 11-26-2005 16:43:43

The device senses the outdoor temp and adjusts the boiler aquastat accordingly -in inverse proportion. If the outdoor temp is 20 deg, the boiler may be at 180. If the outdoor temp is 55 deg, the boiler temp might be adjusted to 120 deg as less heat is need when outdoor temp is higher. Honeywell offers one, Model AQ475A1004. But if your unit also supplies domestic hot water AND your house has anti-scald shower valves, this control may not be so good for you.

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johnlobb

11-26-2005 18:11:52

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Re: OT, Beckett Oil Burner Upgrade Questions in reply to thynes, 11-26-2005 16:43:43

The most up to date guys on the internet with knowledge about oil and hydronic heat are on a website "heatinghelp.com" They have a feature called "the wall" which is kind of like our discussion forums. Dan Holohan runs it and has some very good books for sale that the layman can understand pertaining to radient, hydronic and steam heat. Good luck, energy is not going down in price, but radient is the least energy cost of all. John L.

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