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EMCO Tech offers various services and installation solutions for oil fueled forced air systems. Our service technicians attend training seminars on regular basis to be up-to-date with the new equipment and building codes. Anything from complete design of residential and light commercial HVAC systems with oil furnace for heating from scratch. Dual fuel applications with oil furnace as a backup heat for conventional heat pump unit are very cost efficient in our climate zone of Philadelphia area.
Many consumers choose to install standard air conditioner outside and oil furnace indoor along with evaporator coil. AC will utilize the furnace fan for operation. EMCO supervisors constantly train and educate field staff to offer our customers different options to achieve more efficiency by burning less oil, or to save on installation costs by going with standard condenser outside instead of heat pump.
During cold seasons, people need to keep occupied places warm. Moreover, we all need to have a system which is reliable and efficient. Some around Philadelphia do not have gas service allowing installation of gas heating unit like gas furnace or boiler. This has led to the development of forced air furnaces with oil fired burners. Oil burners are common in Eastern PA for space heating and water heating needs. Such burners are powered by oil which is sprayed into the combustion chamber under high pressure. Blower fan is moving air through heat exchanger. Electric spark ignites oil in the system. This is how oil furnace operates.
Familiarizing with the oil burner which powers up the whole appliance manufactured to use oil fuel source to create heat. The rest of the unit works just like any other forced air. Some of the most important components of the system include filters, electrodes, oil nozzles, air tubes, motor belts and switches among other parts and controls.
You can open the oil furnace by removing the access panel which covers the burner blower. Oil burner assembly is attached to the blower unit. To access the fan, you need to remove the metal panel on one side of oil furnace. This panel is held in place by hooks or retaining bolts. Thus you need to slip the panel up, remove the bolts and lift the panel off. It is always a good idea to have a professionally trained heating technician to to any repairs or replacement of your oil heating system. Air filter is usually accessible in the slot near the oil heater for ease of replacement.
Most furnaces used in houses and businesses have switches and reset buttons which are located on the housing of the furnace. If the unit fails to start you can reset it, but this will not help if it’s broken. Professional service technician needs to troubleshoot all parts which play a crucial role in operating cycle. The switches and the reset buttons are identified with stampings and labels which are written in bold to make them visible to the user. Some of the labels include Disconnect, Switch, and Reset among others. Oil furnace have a control sensor. It is a safety device which is used to monitor the operations of the burner attached to the stack by retaining bolts.
If you notice any signs of you unit backfiring while in operation, immediately turn it off from disconnect switch and call service company to have it inspected. Emergency Maintenance Company technicians and managers with years of experience and excessive training maintenance and installation of various makes oil fired furnaces. EMCO Techs are able to diagnose the most complex failures with your heater or perform full replacement of outdated system. EMCO Heating & Cooling offers complete project starting from design of air ducts to installation of oil heater systems.
Regular maintenance of your system increases its lifespan and other costs associated with the repair of the system. The following practices must be followed while using the system: Regularly check the smoke of the chimney. If you notice that the smoke is back, this is a clear indication that the furnace is not burning the oil as required. Improper burning settings or incorrect nozzle will cause misfire or excessive oil consumption.
EMCO Tech Heating technicians are trained to use combustion analyzer to ensure proper operation. Always ensure that the blower and heat exchanger are clean prior to heating season.
Inspect your oil furnace regularly throughout heating season. Ensure that stack control is always free from soot dung the entire heating season. All the moving parts of the system must be lubricated during operation. At the beginning of the heating season, you need to replace or clean air filter and check the thermostat settings. Consider upgrading your heat control to smart thermostat.
EMCO Tech Heating & Cooling offers annual tune-up and routine preventive maintenance services.
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