Hi all.
I just had to replace the transformer on my Becket oil burner. I had replace it once before about 2 years ago but it has provided perfect service for over 10 years before that. So, what made it fail?
When my buddy, who is also my hvac guy, stopped by with a replacement, he asked me if I had run my furnace on my generator. I had but I have a nice unit properly wired into my home. He said that the power being generated by the generator was 'dirty' and was causing premature failure of transformers. He said he'd replaced a case of them already over the past few months. It does take a while for the damage to show up but it does eventually with the transformer finally failing and no spark being generated.
So, a word to the wise. Grab a replacement transformer and have it on hand should your old one fail on you. It's a very straight forward job only dealing with two wires. Piece of cake, actually.
Rome
I just had to replace the transformer on my Becket oil burner. I had replace it once before about 2 years ago but it has provided perfect service for over 10 years before that. So, what made it fail?
When my buddy, who is also my hvac guy, stopped by with a replacement, he asked me if I had run my furnace on my generator. I had but I have a nice unit properly wired into my home. He said that the power being generated by the generator was 'dirty' and was causing premature failure of transformers. He said he'd replaced a case of them already over the past few months. It does take a while for the damage to show up but it does eventually with the transformer finally failing and no spark being generated.
So, a word to the wise. Grab a replacement transformer and have it on hand should your old one fail on you. It's a very straight forward job only dealing with two wires. Piece of cake, actually.
Rome