Clare OLB-R Oil Furnace

[gssharp]

I have a Clare Oil Furnace. I have to admit I have not had it maintained as I should. $$. It seems to kick on for only a short time and then off. I have the thermostat set at 70 but it is only keeping the house at about the low 60's. I have replaced the thermostat but that has not helped much. It is worse with this near 0 temperature than when it is warmer. Is there anything I can do that won't cost me too much money that I dont really have?
gssharp

[HayZee518]

have you changed the fuel filter?

[Hube]

[quote=gssharp;19535]I have a Clare Oil Furnace. I have to admit I have not had it maintained as I should. $$. It seems to kick on for only a short time and then off.
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please define a "short time"........is it 2 minutes, 6 minutes, 10 minutes, or?
oil burner furnaces (unlike gas furnaces) require a yearly 'tuneup' in order to be efficient and reliable.
if a burner seems to only run for approx 3-5 minutes and then shuts down, and 5 mins later fires up again can indicate a "high limit" lockout, which can be caused by several things, but a dirty air filter can be one of the main causes.
Otherwise with so many other causes(dirtycad cell, sooting, dirty electrodes, weak ignition,etc) it would be best to call in an oil burner 'pro' and get it serviced.Perhaps a payment plan can be arranged .
There's still a lot of winter cold ahead and you will not regret getting this unit put back into shape.Good luck.

[gssharp]

Thanks for the confirmation, have decided to bite the bullet and get the pros in. I figured I would end up with that but had held out small hope that I could do it myself.