finiteguy wrote the following on 1/25/2012 11:45 PM (ET):
I repaced my heating system 4 years ago with an oil fired Weil Mclean
system. The burner is a Beckett. Occasionally theboiler fires up and
then shuts down a few seconds later. The service guy claimed that it
was a bad transformer. I don't think he knws what the real problem is.
These guys are butchers. They change parts and charge a lot of money
and they are not sure what the probelm is. They dont know how to test
the parts to see if they are defective.
Anyone have aclue about what the problem could be?


On occasion over the years, my boiler has kicked on for a second or two
and then shut itself off. Although being curious, I have never thought
of it as being a problem, so I never asked about it.
Since it never interfered with the regular heating cycle, I assumed it
was an automatic check start feature for whatever reason.
If and when it ONLY comes on for a second or two and no longer, I will
have it checked.

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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