Gas and Oil Home Heating Furnaces - Black smoke & smell from vent

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edward1
05-21-06, 08:26 AM
I have an oil fired combi boiler that has been getting through a lot of oil. I can't find a leak, but over the past few days the vent has been giving off black smoke, which smells like amonia.

Any ideas anyone?

majakdragon
05-21-06, 08:57 AM
Please do not keep hitting the post button. I had to delete 5 posts that were duplicates.
edward1
05-21-06, 09:00 AM
I had an error every time, which is is why I tried several times

Grady
05-21-06, 05:40 PM
Shut it off & call a service person well aquainted with oil fired equipment. Your boiler is probably plugged or nearly so.