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   rlrefalo | Apr 10, 2009 12:29am | #1

   Try shutting off power to the boiler momentarily. I believe it is a safety so you don't get a build up of oil in the firing chamber.

   Rich 

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   todd | Apr 10, 2009 01:01am | #3

   yeah, I tried that. Nada.Todd

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   BillHartmann | Apr 10, 2009 12:35am | #2

   If you have a "fire eye" make sure that it is clean. It might have gotten dirty with the partial firings.

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   William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe
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   todd | Apr 10, 2009 01:09am | #5

   Bill, thanks for the input. From what I've been able to gather Well McLains might be a little fussy and it is a carbon build up issue. Question...what the heck is a "fire eye"???Todd

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   BillHartmann | Apr 10, 2009 02:26am | #7

   Any burner that auto fires has some kind of system to verify that you have flame it does not continue to allow unburned fuel to accumulate in the unit.I don't know if they still use this or not, but one method cadmium sulfide photocell that sensed the light from the flame. I thought that I remembered that they where called Fire Eyes and that one brand was Fyre Eye or something like that.But I was apparently wrong. It seems that they are called CAD sensor or flame sensors. By the way note that there other types of flame sensors. Don't know if any are used on oil.But maybe these will help.http://forum.doityourself.com/gas-oil-home-heating-furnaces/172852-oil-burner-tripping.htmlhttp://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/1D294http://www.inspect-ny.com/heat/FurnaceControls.htmhttp://www.fixya.com/support/t1603547-flame_sensor_old_oil_furnace.
   William the Geezer, the sequel to Billy the Kid - Shoe

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   jayzog | Apr 10, 2009 01:01am | #4

   Some controls holding down the reset for 60 seconds will clear the lockout.

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   todd | Apr 10, 2009 01:35am | #6

   Bingo! Thanks, all!!!Todd