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NigelGiddings
Hi,
I have an oil fired boiler that uses an RBD1.
Over the last few weeks it has begun to 'Lock Out' from time to time.
If the boiler is reset everything was fine for a number of days.
More recently the 'Lock Out' has occurred more often.
The fault has now developed such that the Fan does not rotate during the start up phase. By removing the air baffle it is possible to access the Fan and asses how difficult it is to turn the Fan/Motor/Oil Pump. The effort required to turn the Fan varies as it goes through a revolution, I assume this is the action of the Oil Pump? While it is fairly hard to turn, using a finger tip, it doesn't seem too excessive considering the size of the motor?
I have removed the oil pump, the Motor / Fan rotates freely. The pump also rotates quite freely off of the shaft (it had no oil in it at the time).
Having looked at the potential points of failure I see that it could be:
The Oil Pump, but this is pumping OK when the motor turns and seems OK when spun off the Motor Shaft.
The Motor, runs fine and will even start 3 out of 4 times, it seems to depend where it stops on the oil pumping cycle. Rotating the Fan 180 degrees when it does stall means the motor will start next time.
The Capacitor, I have removed and tested with an analogue meter and it shows a 'Kick' but I haven't been able to verify it is within tolerance.
The Motor Brushes, I was not able to fully remove the motor as the Fan fixing has stuck on (I did remove the grub screw). Should I try inspecting the brushes for wear (7 or 8 years old?)
The Motor bearings, with the Oil Pump removed all seems to spin fine.
The Motor itself?
Any guidance on what to expect in terms of load on the shaft with the pump connected and primed would be very useful. Alternatively more info on brush wear/replacement and any more ideas about the Capacitor?
Thanks in advance
Nigel
I have an oil fired boiler that uses an RBD1.
Over the last few weeks it has begun to 'Lock Out' from time to time.
If the boiler is reset everything was fine for a number of days.
More recently the 'Lock Out' has occurred more often.
The fault has now developed such that the Fan does not rotate during the start up phase. By removing the air baffle it is possible to access the Fan and asses how difficult it is to turn the Fan/Motor/Oil Pump. The effort required to turn the Fan varies as it goes through a revolution, I assume this is the action of the Oil Pump? While it is fairly hard to turn, using a finger tip, it doesn't seem too excessive considering the size of the motor?
I have removed the oil pump, the Motor / Fan rotates freely. The pump also rotates quite freely off of the shaft (it had no oil in it at the time).
Having looked at the potential points of failure I see that it could be:
The Oil Pump, but this is pumping OK when the motor turns and seems OK when spun off the Motor Shaft.
The Motor, runs fine and will even start 3 out of 4 times, it seems to depend where it stops on the oil pumping cycle. Rotating the Fan 180 degrees when it does stall means the motor will start next time.
The Capacitor, I have removed and tested with an analogue meter and it shows a 'Kick' but I haven't been able to verify it is within tolerance.
The Motor Brushes, I was not able to fully remove the motor as the Fan fixing has stuck on (I did remove the grub screw). Should I try inspecting the brushes for wear (7 or 8 years old?)
The Motor bearings, with the Oil Pump removed all seems to spin fine.
The Motor itself?
Any guidance on what to expect in terms of load on the shaft with the pump connected and primed would be very useful. Alternatively more info on brush wear/replacement and any more ideas about the Capacitor?
Thanks in advance
Nigel