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Instruction Manual – Model AFII Oil Burner Beckett
Service & maintain burner

Owner’s information

Owner service and maintenance

This burner must be installed, adjusted and started only by a
qualified service agency — an individual or agency, licensed and
experienced with all codes and ordinances, who is responsible for the
installation and adjustment of the equipment.
WARNING Properly installed and maintained, your AFII burner will provide years of
efficient, trouble-free operation. Please take care of your equipment by
following the warnings provided and by doing the following (notify your
qualified service agency if you find anything wrong):
• Have y our equipment inspected at regular intervals by a qualified
service agency to assure continued proper operation. Regular Service
• Have your burner/heating appliance serviced annually by your qualified
service agency, unless an extended service interval has been
determined as follows.
• Inst allation and adjustment of the burner requires technical knowledge
and the use of combustion test instruments. Do not tamper with the unit
or controls. Call your qualified service agency. • With properly configured burners, there are special Clearburn® practices
(such as low sulfur fuels, fuel additive programs, outside combustion air,
high effectiveness filtration, etc.) that can extend service intervals.
Discuss this with your qualified service agency to determine the proper
regular service interval for your heating system.
• Incorrect operation of the burner could result in severe personal
injury, death or substantial property damage.
The following could result in fire hazard, severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage. Read carefully. Daily
• Check the room in which your burner/appliance is installed. Make sure:
• Never attempt to use gasoline in y our heating appliance. air ventilation openings are clean and unobstructed
• Never store gasoline or combustible materials near the burner or
appliance. nothing is blocking the burner inlet air openings
no combustible materials are stored near the heating appliance
• Never attempt to burn garbage or refuse in y our appliance. there are no signs of oil or water leakage around the burner or
appliance
• Never attempt to light the burner/appliance by throwing burning material
into the appliance. Weekly
• Never attempt to use crankcase or waste oil or material other than the
approved fuel oils in this burner. • Check your oil tank level. Always keep your oil tank full, especially
during the summer, in order to prevent condensation of moisture on the
inside surface of the tank.
• Never res trict the air inlet openings to the burner or the combustion air
ventilation openings in the room.

Warranty

Beckett warrants its equipment specifically to those who have purchased it for
resale, including your qualified service agency (dealer). In the event of any
problems with your equipment or its installation, you should contact your
dealer for assistance.
The Oilheat Manufacturers' Association supports the use of low sulfur fuels as defined by ASTM D396, Grades No. 1 Low Sulfur and No. 2 Low Sulfur, as
the preferred heating fuel for the following reasons:
• Low sulfur fuels reduce deposits on heat exchanger surfaces, extending the service interval between cleanings.
• The reduc ed deposits increase the efficiency of the appliance.
• Low sulfur fuels reduce particulate emissions.
• Low sulfur fuels reduce oxides of nitrogen emissions.

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R.W. BECKETT CORPORATION

U.S.A.: P.O. Box 1289 • Elyria, Ohio 44036

Canada: R.W. Beckett Canada, Ltd. • Unit #3, 430 Laird Road • Guelph, Ontario N1G 3X7

Form Number 6104BAFII R0803
Printed in U.S.A. © 2003 R.W. Beckett Corporation

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