Power Outtage in Lusby?

[Bogart]

Atl 3 Phi 13

Nope, PHI 7 after they lose this challenge.

Play stands, 13 - 3

 

[virgovictoria]

Still out in a lot of places from what I am gathering...---> across the bridge as well as here in St. Mary's (from what I am seeing, hearing and reading). The outages (now that I know how to correctly spell "outage") seem sporadic at best, producing flickers of power, then dashing...but then staying on in some areas, though not in others



Hope everyone stays warm enough until this gets resolved!

 

[Ken King]

The road here is still a sheet of ice- and I can't get anywhere to get a new filter- and what is the nozzle?

As said the nozzle is where the oil gets sprayed in a specific pattern for the burner. Typically it is easily removed with a 5/8 socket or wrench and if you can't locate a spare you can boil them clean (it will have a fine screen filter on the back of it) with a little grease cutting detergent like Dawn. When was the last time your burner was serviced?

 

[pvineswinger]

As said the nozzle is where the oil gets sprayed in a specific pattern for the burner. Typically it is easily removed with a 5/8 socket or wrench and if you can't locate a spare you can boil them clean (it will have a fine screen filter on the back of it) with a little grease cutting detergent like Dawn. When was the last time your burner was serviced?

I just bought this house last March-and winter was pretty much over by then- so I'm not sure.

 

[Ken King]

I just bought this house last March-and winter was pretty much over by then- so I'm not sure.

Was it out of fuel oil when you moved in or did it run out anytime during the time you have owned it? If so you probably need both the filter and a nozzle.

 

[pvineswinger]

Was it out of fuel oil when you moved in or did it run out anytime during the time you have owned it? If so you probably need both the filter and a nozzle.

It never ran out. In fact that was the first thing they asked me- and they just filled it on Jan 11. and it stopped running yesterday. I doubt we went through 280 gallons of oil in 11 days.
It has an electronic ignitor (not a pilot light) and I think there is something wrong with the ignitor. i tried to reset it and the ignitor clicks a few times but doesn't "catch."

 

[dmc854]

I just bought this house last March-and winter was pretty much over by then- so I'm not sure.

PVine, whomever provides your oil, they will service your furnace. I have had the nozzle replaced and it wasn't that much. Good thang ya have a woodstove!

 

[pvineswinger]

PVine, whomever provides your oil, they will service your furnace. I have had the nozzle replaced and it wasn't that much. Good thang ya have a woodstove!

I have SoMd Oil- and they weren't listed in the phone book as heating/ventilation contractors. Maybe I should have gone with Besche or Burchoil.

 

[dmc854]

I have SoMd Oil- and they weren't listed in the phone book as heating/ventilation contractors. Maybe I should have gone with Besche or Burchoil.

ohhhhhhh, I am with Ridgell and they have come out and fixed my furnace including the red reset switch. Call them anyway. They might have an emergency service. And I have LOTS of seasoned wood up here, free for the taking.

 

[Ken King]

It never ran out. In fact that was the first thing they asked me- and they just filled it on Jan 11. and it stopped running yesterday. I doubt we went through 280 gallons of oil in 11 days.
It has an electronic ignitor (not a pilot light) and I think there is something wrong with the ignitor. i tried to reset it and the ignitor clicks a few times but doesn't "catch."

Unsure about the clicking of the ignitor. But with any oil burner they have igniters and an optical sensor that detects the light from the fire. If it doesn't see burning then it will shut down, usually after about 10 to 15 seconds or so. I'm betting that your nozzle is plugged and that you are also in dire need of a filter. Filters are about a buck and the nozzles run about 5 if you can find them. A service call without contract will run between 50 and 80.

 

[pvineswinger]

ohhhhhhh, I am with Ridgell and they have come out and fixed my furnace including the red reset switch. Call them anyway. They might have an emergency service. And I have LOTS of seasoned wood up here, free for the taking.

I'll stop by when I'm getting smokes! ha ha.

 

[dmc854]

Not a problem if you are drinking red wine..LOL

 

[pvineswinger]

Unsure about the clicking of the ignitor. But with any oil burner they have igniters and an optical sensor that detects the light from the fire. If it doesn't see burning then it will shut down, usually after about 10 to 15 seconds or so. I'm betting that your nozzle is plugged and that you are also in dire need of a filter. Filters are about a buck and the nozzles run about 5 if you can find them. A service call without contract will run between 50 and 80.

it doesn't have a sensor then because the blower ran for three hours last night- blowing cold air. It probably does need serviced...I guess I'm going to have to get a service contract for the future. (I'll probably never need it ever again! It's like pet health insurance!)

 

[Ken King]

it doesn't have a sensor then because the blower ran for three hours last night- blowing cold air. It probably does need serviced...I guess I'm going to have to get a service contract for the future. (I'll probably never need it ever again! It's like pet health insurance!)

Not knowing your system I am unsure as to why the blower would continue without the presence of heated air (might simply be a switch setting). It also might be a controller issue and then you are talking money. My oil burner is for a boiler system as I have hot-water baseboard and have replaced everything on it myself over the years.

 

[itsbob]

I just got a call from someone over in Solomon's. He's been without power since about 7:00 am today. He mentioned the Food Lion shopping center was out, too.

Wonder who this could of been? wer is back, as of about 4:30, but the heatpumps can't catch back up,STILL 62 degree s in the house!

 

[Penn]

Wonder who this could of been? wer is back, as of about 4:30, but the heatpumps can't catch back up,STILL 62 degree s in the house!

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

 

[pvineswinger]

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

I have been EXTREMELY thankful for my woodstove this weekend. it sucks having to wake up every other hour to throw wood on the fire- but it's better than freezing!! My woodstove has kept my WHOLE house (about 1200 sq.ft.) at b/w 63-68 degrees- I'm amazed!

 

[itsbob]

All you can do is give it some time to do it's work. One of the reasons I bought this house is because it had a fireplace. I had the fire going in about 15 minutes after I lost electrical. True, I burned a bunch of wood in 7 hours, but it kept the temps up to around 60 degrees all the time.
Now the new heatpump I put in last May is doing it's thing, and the thermostat says 68. I can live with that.

I'm wondering about the folks in trailers and those without a fireplace; it's not got above 17 all day, I imagine. We can only pray for those people.

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

 

[Penn]

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

My upstairs stayed pretty warm too. I took a nap around 12:00pm, hoping by the time I awoke the power would be back on. Right! Not for a few more hours.

Maybe its the fact that warm/hot air rises, and it kept the upstairs warmer?

 

[CMC122]

Upstairs never dipped below 60, broug t my kerosene heater in at noon, kept it around 63 on the main floor was REALLY cold in my oldest's room on the ground floor! How my upstairs stayed so warm is beyond me!

Heat rises