oil burner

Device for mixing a flammable substance (heating oil) with air, then blowing and igniting this mixture in a boiler’s fire pot.

ignition transformer

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

nozzle

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

electrode assembly

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

air tube

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

oil supply line

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

oil pump

Device compressing heating oil and directing it to the nozzle.

oil supply inlet

Tube carrying heating oil to the pump.

fan

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

electric motor

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

heat control

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