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Originally Posted by SailinAway
I got the furnace cleaned and serviced today. The cause of the smoke smell was that the flue pipe was a bit corroded. The technician wrapped silver tape around it and said it will last until spring.
Regarding what I was calling a "screen," y'all were right. There was no screen. It was just the clean-out panel on the side of the boiler.
The technician's theory about the short cycling was cold oil or a downdraft during that really cold weather creating a firing delay. The flue is not blocked; draft measured good today.
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Just for clarification, a furnace is not a boiler or vice versa. Sounds like you have a boiler, a furnace generally refers to a forced hot air system that is fossil fuel powered.
Glad you got it fixed. You need to get an oil fired appliance serviced every year or it will let you down eventually. Servicing includes changing the oil nozzle and cleaning the system. Oil filters if needed.