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oil burnerclick to hear

Device for mixing a flammable substance (heating oil) with air, then blowing and igniting this mixture in a boiler’s fire pot.
oil burner ignition transformer nozzle electrode assembly air tube oil supply line oil pump oil supply inlet fan electric motor heat control

ignition transformer click to hear

Device that changes the voltage of an electric circuit in order to produce a spark between two electrodes.

nozzle click to hear

Tube through which the heating oil passes to be pulverized into tiny droplets; upon exiting, it mixes with air.

electrode assembly click to hear

The mixture of heating oil and air is lit by an electric spark arcing between two electrodes.

air tube click to hear

Cylindrical part covering the nozzle and the ignition electrodes; it joins the burner to the fire pot.

oil supply line click to hear

Tube injecting heating oil into the burner and toward the nozzle.

oil pump click to hear

Device compressing heating oil and directing it to the nozzle.

oil supply inlet click to hear

Tube carrying heating oil to the pump.

fan click to hear

Device blowing air out of the burner to mix with the heating oil mist.

electric motor click to hear

Device transforming electric energy into mechanical energy to drive another device.

heat control click to hear

Mechanism controlled by fluctuations in temperature; it can be set to automatically switch the burner on or off.