Paul Freeman
New member
Hi Wiz,
I have a new Hydro Tek SC34005K that has 3.9 hours on it. The burner has been used less than 2 hours.
Whenever I use the burner (both times) the machine gets covered with a light coating of Soot. Also, when I shut the burner off, thick black smoke pours out the exhaust for 1 - 2 minutes (almost looks like there's a fire).
I talked to the distributor about this and he casually dismissed it saying, "that's normal". I'm not a mechanic but, this does not seem right to me. My owner's manual says that the fuel/air ratio could need to be adjusted.
Am I worried about nothing or should I go back and tell the distributor that there's a problem that he needs to address?
Also, the first time I took the rig on the road (36 mile trip), the burner wouldn’t fire when I went to use it. After some checking, I found that the top of the burner had come apart and flipped open. I closed it, tightened the bolt that holds it closed, and it fired right up (it smoked when it fired, which I hadn't noticed before, but I figured that it was because I tried to fire it a few times before I realized the top was off).
I sure would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Thanks,
I have a new Hydro Tek SC34005K that has 3.9 hours on it. The burner has been used less than 2 hours.
Whenever I use the burner (both times) the machine gets covered with a light coating of Soot. Also, when I shut the burner off, thick black smoke pours out the exhaust for 1 - 2 minutes (almost looks like there's a fire).
I talked to the distributor about this and he casually dismissed it saying, "that's normal". I'm not a mechanic but, this does not seem right to me. My owner's manual says that the fuel/air ratio could need to be adjusted.
Am I worried about nothing or should I go back and tell the distributor that there's a problem that he needs to address?
Also, the first time I took the rig on the road (36 mile trip), the burner wouldn’t fire when I went to use it. After some checking, I found that the top of the burner had come apart and flipped open. I closed it, tightened the bolt that holds it closed, and it fired right up (it smoked when it fired, which I hadn't noticed before, but I figured that it was because I tried to fire it a few times before I realized the top was off).
I sure would appreciate any thoughts on this.
Thanks,