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HVAC/ HydroniCs
also been used by many technicians
to ensure an adequate signal reaches
the control. Many burnermen do not
like this solution however, since it can
make the drawer assembly harder to
service, but technicians know that's
what they make crimp-on connectors
for. In my last article we showed a
two-pole crimp-on connector that is
used around many oilburner devices
including nozzle heater connections. In
Figure 3 is another way to do it using
"bullet-type" crimp terminals that for
many are much easier to find and work
with. By using that Honeywell kit how-
ever it's not voodoo, it's "an accepted
industry practice" and that's a big dif-
ference in court.
As history tells us, the cad cell has
been a reliable, inexpensive method for
flame detection for the oil industry for
almost 60 years, and as technicians we
must be prepared to make the burners
we work on everyday work as well as
possible. But, more importantly, it's
essential that we use methods that are
safe and always follow the golden rules
of "good industry practice."
Finally, we will be teaching the
new MA Oilburner Code the hybrid
527CMR4.00/NFPA31 beginning in
early 2015, so keep an eye on our ads
with dates and locations early next year.
See ya.
*George Lanthier is the owner of
Firedragon Academy, a Massachusetts
Certified School teaching oil, gas and
general heating topics including man-
agement and system design. He is the
author of over 60 books and manuals on
gas and oil heating and HVAC subjects.
He is a CETP, NATE, NORA, PMAA
and PMEF Proctor and a Massachusetts
Certified Instructor. He can be reached
at 608 Moose Hill Road, Leicester, MA
01524. His phone is 508-421-3490
and his website can be found at www.
FiredragonEnt.com
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