How to Increase Pressure on a Beckett Burner

Nozzle Removal

• 1

  Turn off all power to the oil burner.

• 2

  Remove the four screws securing the burner's cover.

• 3

  Detach the copper tubing from the nozzle's fitting using your hands.

• 4

  Remove the two screws holding the igniter clips and the two screws holding the back burner door.

• 5

  Remove the nut just inside the back burner door using a wrench.

• 6

  Remove the nozzle and electrode combination from its adapter using a wrench.

Nozzle Replacement

• 7

  Place a new nozzle with a smaller opening within the adapter. Slowly turn the nozzle into the adapter until it is finger tight. Use a wrench to tighten the nozzle more within the adapter. Make sure that the new electrodes on the nozzle are not struck by the wrench.

• 8

  Check the electrodes' gapping with a gap tool or micrometer. Verify that the gap is approximately 5/32 of an inch.

• 9

  Reverse steps 2 through 5 to close the oil burner's assembly. Connect the power to the appliance. Turn on the oil burner and verify that it heats normally.