Feb 17, 2009 · Hi all -- my neighbour's installed a new condensing boiler - and the vent is right beside our boundary on our terraced houses but nearly 2m from the edge of our back window (my young daughter's bedroom). Still the plume of smoke regularly wafts across that window so that it's a real nuisance . The installer said the discharge is safe - is that
Read MoreNov 30, 2005 · If you are worried about the combustion in your boiler, just check the colour of the flame on the burner - it should be a healthy light blue - like the British gas adverts ;-) PLEASE DO NOT STEAL The Government will not tolerate competition Always judge a man by the way he treats someone who is of no use to him This discussion has been closed.
Read MoreSep 03, 2019 · RDB burners are good apart from photo cell and most standard boilers do there job well. The other thing it could be is a leak in the heat exchanger but this would give white smoke for a while but then the boiler would start to soot up and flue would look very sooty.
Read MoreFeb 17, 2009 · Hi all -- my neighbour's installed a new condensing boiler - and the vent is right beside our boundary on our terraced houses but nearly 2m from the edge of our back window (my young daughter's bedroom). Still the plume of smoke regularly wafts across that window so that it's a real nuisance . The installer said the discharge is safe - is that
Read MoreDec 30, 2017 · I have a Beckett Oil Burner which is a boiler for a baseboard hating system. On Xmas morning (of course), I saw heavy white smoke coming from outside from the power vent. I smelled the smell of fuel oil burning and shut off the system. The basement had white smoke. My furnace guy told me it just needed a regular cleaning and service.
Read MoreJul 16, 2006 · [email protected] New Member. Black sooty looking smoke indicates incomplete combustion caused normally be too much oil or not enough air. The oil pressure and jet determine the amount of oil and they rarely change. The air is controlled by the air inlet to the boiler and mechanical adjustments to the fan.
Read MoreDec 30, 2017 · I have a Beckett Oil Burner which is a boiler for a baseboard hating system. On Xmas morning (of course), I saw heavy white smoke coming from outside from the power vent. I smelled the smell of fuel oil burning and shut off the system. The basement had white smoke. My furnace guy told me it just needed a regular cleaning and service.
Read Moreboiler smoke. Turn boiler off at service switch.Over fill boiler to where you think the water level is above the top of the boiler, in the boiler header,pipes above the boiler. check to see if water is leaking from boiler onto the floor,if so boiler is shot.PS white smoke from a gas boiler is common when it is cold outside. 0.
Read MoreJul 16, 2006 · [email protected] New Member. Black sooty looking smoke indicates incomplete combustion caused normally be too much oil or not enough air. The oil pressure and jet determine the amount of oil and they rarely change. The air is controlled by the air inlet to the boiler and mechanical adjustments to the fan.
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