I am committed to go take a look at an oil furnace for someone tomorrow....long story; but I need to try to fix it.

Apparently it is periodically filling the basement with smoke.

I know very little about these; but I'm not an idiot......it would help though if someone can give me a few leads...

call a pro...

could be dangerous for all involved..

wheel,

not an option.......hard to explain.

Pros not an option?

Sounds like someone has a basement greenhouse.

HA ! !

Check the flue, could be not drafting propoerly...

I had the problem, had the chimney swept, cleared the air so to speak

My guess as well.....exhaust blockage.

Ron

not hard to explain, just didn`t want the whole damn world to know.

I have very few details right now........but it seems like the thing works fine most of the time, but every so often it smokes when it fires up.

It seems to me that a badly drawing flue would consistently cause smoke to escape the unit.

An intermittent problem might be trouble with ignition, etc. Maybe even some issue with the mixture; assuming that at some point the oil is mixed with air.

I could be wrong; but these are my thoughts.

Andy, oil furnaces can be a pain. A good cleaning is a good place to start.

Ours puts out some ugly black smoke through the chimney, but it's never been in the house (knock on wood).

Every year I change the filter, the spray nozzle, clean the electrodes, and clean out the inside of the furnace (as best I can). There's a few guys in the area that do a "tune-up" for around $100, but I don't know what that entails. I just know that my limited handywork has so far worked out ok.

But the damn thing still scares the **** outta me. Especially when you prime it three or four times and it doesn't catch. Then, when it does..... WOOOOOOOSH!!! I've almost crapped my pants down there on more than one occasion.

Good luck!

^Oh.....I'm USED to scary fiery stuff.

They burn oil and make heat.

The end.

replace the filter. clean the flue. check carburation device, make sure it is providing even mix to the firebox. Check the fuel pump for steady pressure. Check the flame in the firebox. Check the flue vent (just above the firebox but on the flue--is it sticky?). The firebox proper has a couple peep-holes to enable visual check of the burner--make sure their not stuck open.

LOL.

Andy, most importantly, have sombody nearby with a fire extinguisher and a fireproof blanket while you run these checks....

Or, you could hire a pro

I'm not BS'ing.

Local guy, no dummy, blew himself into next room fixing his oil furnace.

His name was Barthalemew--now we call him Black Bart.

Well?

Waiting to hear back from BlackAndy.

he posted since this!

so

he's not

up in smoke!! LOL !!

EBB

Try throwing a can of sweetened condensed milk at it!!!

Well?