Service Your Waste Oil Furnace in The Summer & Have More Fun In The Sun

Ah, summer. It’s the season when we all like to feel a little more carefree and get away from it all for a while. But it can be tough to really relax when a nagging fall and winter “to do” list looms over you. Feeling that stress this summer? We’ve got a suggestion that could help clear your mind so you can enjoy your fun in the sun a bit more: Service your waste oil furnace now, so it’s ready to go when you’ll need it later.

Summer is a great time to give your waste oil heater a thorough cleaning. Clearing out ash, cleaning the burner, and performing other maintenance are essential for safe operation year round.

Ready…Set…Here are a few tasks to check off your list so you can indulge in summer celebrations with less on your mind.

• Clean ash from the heat exchanger.
• Clean the oil filter and pump head screen.
• Clean sludge and water from the oil storage tank.
• Flush the nozzle adapter heater block on the CE-3 Burner and CE-4 Burner.
• Flush the nozzle adapter manifold block on the CE-4 Burner.

When your furnace will be offline, turn off the main power to the furnace and don’t run it for more than a week. Why? If the green power light is on at the burner, then the oil temperature is being maintained by the 200W heater element. When that temperature is maintained over a long period of time without a call for heat, the nozzle adapter heater block may start to accumulate carbon build-up. That could lead to a plugged nozzle. Turning off power to the furnace can prevent that problem.

To make sure your Clean Energy Heating Systems waste oil furnace is properly maintained all year, talk with your local distributor to schedule annual maintenance or follow the instructions in your owner’s manual. You can also get a lot of information from the how-to videos on our website.

Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer or you feel more comfortable getting assistance, servicing your waste oil heater in the summer makes a lot of sense. If you have any questions, contact us today. We’ll be happy to give you the information you need so you’ll have one less thing to worry about and can get on with lounging by the pool and sipping lemonade on the back porch.