Troubleshooting Riello Diesel Burners
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Replacing the Burner (Diesel Burner Only)
- Switch off the equipment and ensure there is no power.
- Ensure the diesel inlet flow is stopped completely by closing the inlet vale between the diesel tank and the burner.
- Locate the inlet and outlet pipes of the diesel flow which are connected to the burner.
- Keep a bowl/bucket below the burner to ensure the excess diesel flows into the bucket.
- Using a 16-17 mm spanner, loosen the 3/8 bolts by turning them anticlockwise. once loosened, pull the pipes out. Ensure the excess diesel flows into the bowl/bucket placed below the burner as mentioned in Point 3.
- Locate the bolt holding the burner to the flange, and using a 12-13 mm spanner, loosen the bold by turning it anti-clockwise.
- Pull the burner out completely and place it on the floor.
- Put the new burner in place of the existing burner. Ensure it fits tightly.
- Put back the M8 bolt removed in Point 6 and using the 12-13 mm spanner tighten the bold completely by tightening it clockwise.
- Put back the hose connections in the same order as removed in Point 5. Using a 16-17 mm spanner, tighten the hose pipes completely.
- Open the valve that was closed as mentioned in Point 2.
- Switch on the equipment to ensure the burner is working again.
The details of the burner for each model are below (Click on any of them to buy them online):
Replacing the Burner Nozzle (Diesel Burner Only)
- Switch off the equipment and ensure there is no power.
- Ensure the diesel inlet flow is stopped completely by closing the inlet vale between the diesel tank and the burner.
- Locate the inlet and outlet pipes of the diesel flow which are connected to the burner.
- Keep a bowl/bucket below the burner to ensure the excess diesel flows into the bucket.
- Using a 16-17 mm spanner, loosen the 3/8 bolts by turning them anticlockwise. once loosened, pull the pipes out. Ensure the excess diesel flows into the bowl/bucket placed below the burner as mentioned in Point 3.
- Locate the bolt holding the burner to the flange, and using a 12-13 mm spanner, loosen the bold by turning it anti-clockwise.
- Pull the burner out completely and place it on the floor.
- Using a Star Screw Driver, loosen the blast pipe by locating the screws on either side by rotating them anticlockwise.
- Remove nozzle assembly by turning the screws holding the assembly anticlockwise.
- Pull the nozzle out and place it aside.
- Remove the nozzle pipe screw by rotating it anti-clockwise.
- Put the new pip screw in place of this and righten it by rotating it clockwise.
- Put the new nozzle in place of this one and ensure it’s locked in place.
- Tighten the screws holding the nozzle in place using a star screw driver by rotating it clockwise.
- Put back the blast tube in place and tighten the screws by rotating them clockwise using the start screw driver.
- Put the burner back into it’s place as removed in point 7.
- Put back the M8 bolt removed in Point 6 and using the 12-13 mm spanner tighten the bold completely by tightening it clockwise.
- Put back the hose connections in the same order as removed in Point 5. Using a 16-17 mm spanner, tighten the hose pipes completely.
- Open the valve that was closed as mentioned in Point 2.
- Switch on the equipment to ensure the burner is working again.
The details of the nozzles for each model are below (Click on any of them to buy them online):
Replacing the Photocell of the Burner (Diesel Burner Only)
- Switch off the equipment and ensure there is no power.
- Ensure the diesel inlet flow is stopped completely by closing the inlet vale between the diesel tank and the burner.
- Locate the inlet and outlet pipes of the diesel flow which are connected to the burner.
- Keep a bowl/bucket below the burner to ensure the excess diesel flows into the bucket.
- Using a 16-17 mm spanner, loosen the 3/8 bolts by turning them anticlockwise. once loosened, pull the pipes out. Ensure the excess diesel flows into the bowl/bucket placed below the burner as mentioned in Point 3.
- Locate the bolt holding the burner to the flange, and using a 12-13 mm spanner, loosen the bold by turning it anti-clockwise.
- Pull the burner out completely and place it on the floor.
- Locate all the screws holding the red cover in place and using a Star Screw Driver, remove all the screws by turning them anticlockwise.
- Remove the cover and keep it aside.
- Using a star screw driver, remove the photocell which is a Sequential Controller (Black box) by pulling it out.
- Locate the photocell at the bottom of the Sequential Controller (Black box). Remove the photocell by pulling it out. The photocell looks like the picture on the right.
- Put the new Photocell in place of this by sliding it in the same place.
- Put the Sequential Controller (Black box) back in place as removed in Point 10 and tighten the screws using a start screw driver by rotating them clockwise.
- Put he Red cover back in place as was removed in Point 8 and tighten all the screws by rotating them clockwise.
- Put the burner back into it’s place as removed in point 7.
- Put back the M8 bolt removed in Point 6 and using the 12-13 mm spanner tighten the bold completely by tightening it clockwise.
- Put back the hose connections in the same order as removed in Point 5. Using a 16-17 mm spanner, tighten the hose pipes completely.
- Open the valve that was closed as mentioned in Point 2.
- Switch on the equipment to ensure the burner is working again.
The Photocell can be bought by clicking here.
Replacing the Sequential Controller (Diesel Burner Only)
- Switch off the equipment and ensure there is no power.
- Ensure the diesel inlet flow is stopped completely by closing the inlet vale between the diesel tank and the burner.
- Locate the inlet and outlet pipes of the diesel flow which are connected to the burner.
- Keep a bowl/bucket below the burner to ensure the excess diesel flows into the bucket.
- Using a 16-17 mm spanner, loosen the 3/8 bolts by turning them anticlockwise. once loosened, pull the pipes out. Ensure the excess diesel flows into the bowl/bucket placed below the burner as mentioned in Point 3.
- Locate the bolt holding the burner to the flange, and using a 12-13 mm spanner, loosen the bold by turning it anti-clockwise.
- Pull the burner out completely and place it on the floor.
- Locate all the screws holding the red cover in place and using a Star Screw Driver, remove all the screws by turning them anticlockwise.
- Remove the cover and keep it aside.
- Using a star screw driver, remove the Sequential Controller (Black box) by pulling it out.
- Put the Sequential Controller (Black box) back in place as removed in Point 10 and tighten the screws using a start screw driver by rotating them clockwise.
- Put he Red cover back in place as was removed in Point 8 and tighten all the screws by rotating them clockwise.
- Put the burner back into it’s place as removed in point 7.
- Put back the M8 bolt removed in Point 6 and using the 12-13 mm spanner tighten the bold completely by tightening it clockwise.
- Put back the hose connections in the same order as removed in Point 5. Using a 16-17 mm spanner, tighten the hose pipes completely.
- Open the valve that was closed as mentioned in Point 2.
- Switch on the equipment to ensure the burner is working again.
The Sequential Controller can be bought by clicking here.
Replacing the Fuel Pump (Diesel Burner Only)
- Switch off the equipment and ensure there is no power.
- Ensure the diesel inlet flow is stopped completely by closing the inlet vale between the diesel tank and the burner.
- Locate the inlet and outlet pipes of the diesel flow which are connected to the burner.
- Keep a bowl/bucket below the burner to ensure the excess diesel flows into the bucket.
- Using a 16-17 mm spanner, loosen the 3/8 bolts by turning them anticlockwise. once loosened, pull the pipes out. Ensure the excess diesel flows into the bowl/bucket placed below the burner as mentioned in Point 3.
- Locate the bolt holding the burner to the flange, and using a 12-13 mm spanner, loosen the bold by turning it anti-clockwise.
- Pull the burner out completely and place it on the floor.
- Locate all the screws holding the red cover in place and using a Star Screw Driver, remove all the screws by turning them anticlockwise.
- Remove the cover and keep it aside.
- Remove the screw by turning it anticlockwise.
- Remove the cover pulling it up and place is aside.
- Remove the black cover and place it aside.
- Remove the copper connections by turning the screw anticlockwise using an adjustable wrench.
- Remove the pipe connections using a 12-13 spanner.
- Put the covers in place and tighten them by using a 12-13 spanner. Tighten the M4 bolts by rotating them clockwise.
- Using an allen key remove the M4 bolts holding the Fuel Pump in place.
- Remove the sequential controller and place it aside.
- Put the new ones in place and tighten the allen keys that were removed in Point 16.
- Remove the bolts that are in the sequential controller and connect the fuel pipes tightly using a 12-13 spanner by rotating them clockwise.
- Connect the copper pipe that was removed in Point 13 and tighten them using an adjustable spanner by rotating them clockwise.
- Put back the covers that were removed in Point 12 and 11.
- Tighten the screw.
- Put he Red cover back in place as was removed in Point 8 and tighten all the screws by rotating them clockwise.
- Put the burner back into it’s place as removed in point 7.
- Put back the M8 bolt removed in Point 6 and using the 12-13 mm spanner tighten the bold completely by tightening it clockwise.
- Put back the hose connections in the same order as removed in Point 5. Using a 16-17 mm spanner, tighten the hose pipes completely.
- Open the valve that was closed as mentioned in Point 2.
- Switch on the equipment to ensure the burner is working again.
The Fuel Pump can be bought by clicking here.