Annual furnace check/maintenance list
1.
Routine burner maintenance.
2.
Routine maintenance of circulating pump(s).
3.
Combustion and draft tests.
4.
Inspect furnace room louvers or fresh air intake.
Cleaning the Flue Passages
NOTE:
When cleaning waste oil appliance, use appropriate respirator and apparel. Be sure electric
power is OFF before opening access doors.
Under normal operating conditions the flue passages will need to be cleaned. If excessive soot has built
up on the flue passages they can be cleaned following this procedure.
1.
Open the front cleanout doors. Care must be taken when removing
these doors not to damage the insulating ceramic board. Be sure electric power is off to
prevent accidental burner firing.
2.
Remove the smoke hood access panel and gasket on rear of furnace.
3.
Using a flue brush, brush the accumulated soot and scale staring in the
rear of the furnace brushing the top, proceed to brush down the heat exchanger.
4.
Brush the side wall of the firebox through the burner opening.
5.
Carefully vacuum the soot and scale which is now laying in the
chamber of the furnace.
