Furnace and Boiler Maintenance

When we clean and precision tune your heating system each year, we maximize the efficiency to save you money and fuel.  It's an easy, cost-effective way to:

• Save you up to 10% on fuel
• Catch small problems before they turn into big ones
• Keep your system running at peak efficiency
• Extend the life of your system

On average, a Precision Tune-Up takes just under two hours and our technicians will:

• Check the primary control to make sure the burner shuts off with the safety function
• Replace the nozzle
• Replace the oil filter cartridge, or install a completely new oil filter if there is none
• Replace the strainer in the oil pump
• Check and adjust the oil pump pressure
• Replace any cracked porcelain insulators
• Replace air filters on warm air furnaces
• Check the blower belt on warm air furnaces for tension, as well as cracks and deterioration, and replace if needed.
• Oil all motors, i.e.: burner, circulator, blower, etc.
• Oil or grease all bearings, i.e.: circulator, blower.
• Vacuum and brush boiler or furnace, as well as immediate area around unit; make certain that the smoke pipe is brushed and vacuumed completely; pull the smoke pipe down and clean the base of the chimney
• Clean burner exterior and interior; including hub-fan blades, burner housing, blast tube and cad cell
• Remove and clean probe-type Low-Water-Cut-Off in steam systems
• Test Low-Water-Cut-Offs in steam systems
• Tune burner to maximum combustion efficiency while maintaining stable fire
• Test all transformers with transformer testers; replace 10,000 volt models if they put out 9,000 volts or less
• Perform a complete combustion efficiency test, tuning the burner to maintain the highest possible combustion efficiency, and record results on the service tag
• Cycle burner several times to ensure safe, proper ignition
• Wipe off top of boiler or furnace
• Leave general area neater than when we arrived

The Precision Tune-Up is completely covered, parts and labor, under both of our Service Plans.

To schedule your Annual Maintenance, call 860.567.9431. Or email .

Oil-Fired Water Heater Maintenance

Here's some good news:  Most water heaters don't require any annual maintenance!  We only recommend maintenance on oil-fired water heaters… the type that has its own oil burner and its own smoke-pipe into a chimney.  If you're not sure what type of water heater you have, we'll be happy to take a look at no charge!

When we clean and precision tune an oil-fired water heater, we maximize the efficiency to save you money and fuel.  It's an easy, cost-effective way to:

• Save you up to 10% on fuel
• Catch small problems before they turn into big ones
• Keep your system running at peak efficiency
• Extend the life of your water heater

On average, a Precision Tune-Up takes just under two hours and our technicians will:

• Check the primary control to make sure the burner shuts off with the safety function
• Replace the nozzle
• Replace the oil filter cartridge, or install a completely new oil filter if there is none
• Replace the strainer in the oil pump
• Check and adjust the oil pump pressure
• Replace any cracked porcelain insulators
• Oil burner motor
• Oil or grease all bearings
• Vacuum and brush water heater, as well as immediate area around unit; make certain that the smoke pipe is brushed and vacuumed completely; pull the smoke pipe down and clean the base of the chimney
• Clean burner exterior and interior; including hub-fan blades, burner housing, blast tube and cad cell
• Tune burner to maximum combustion efficiency while maintaining stable fire
• Test all transformers with transformer testers; replace 10,000 volt models if they put out 9,000 volts or less
• Perform a complete combustion efficiency test, tuning the burner to maintain the highest possible combustion efficiency, and record results on the service tag
• Cycle burner several times to ensure safe, proper ignition
• Wipe off top of water heater
• Leave general area neater than when we arrived

The Precision Tune-Up for oil-fired water heaters is completely covered, parts and labor, under our Water Heater Service Plan.

To schedule your Annual Maintenance, call 860.567.9431. Or email .

NOTE - The best oil-fired water heaters are designed with what is called “cathodic protection” – sacrificial anode rods that are submersed in the water to divert corrosion from the tank and prevent it from corroding. These anode rods should be replaced every five years or so.  This maintenance usually takes no more than one hour, from start to finish. It can be scheduled at your convenience, or scheduled with your annual cleaning and precision tune-up.

Air Conditioning Maintenance

Central air conditioners, just like heating systems, need to be tuned on a regular basis to maintain high efficiency and reduce electric costs. Our technicians are trained on all brands of cooling systems. Give us a call and we can perform our 15 point A/C tune-up and inspection to ensure that the system is running safely, reliably, and at peak efficiency.

What's included in Bantam Fuel's 15 Point A/C Tune-Up and Inspection?

• Open air handler and inspect evaporative coil (clean as required)
• Replace standard air filters; Check and clean electronic/electrostatic air filters
• Inspect blower drive belt, adjust tension, replace if necessary
• Clean & check condensate drain, pump and discharge
• Check & record blower motor voltage & amperage
• Inspect & lubricate sheaves, pulleys and drive bearings as required
• Lubricate blower motor, condenser motor, and cooling fan motor
• Inspect outside condenser coil – clean as required
• Inspect and test condenser relays, contactors and transformers
• Inspect and service condenser fan motor
• Check & record condenser fan motor voltage & amperage
• Check refrigerant pressures and superheat – adjust as required
• Start air handler, test air flows and temperature delta through unit
• Check operating controls for proper operation
• Record operating and service data

The 15 Point A/C Tune-Up and Inspection is completely covered, parts and labor, under our A/C Service Plan.

To schedule your 15 Point A/C Tune-Up and Inspection, call 860.567.9431. Or email .

Pool Heater Maintenance

Pool heaters work in a tough environment, open to the weather 365 days a year.  Their worst enemy is corrosion.  A heater that would last ten years in a basement, might only last five years outdoors.  But we can extend the life of your heater with preventive maintenance.

After the pool season ends, we remove the burner assembly, protect everything with a corrosion retardant, store the burners indoors, and cover the heater to protect it from rain, snow, and ice.  In the spring, we'll put it all back together and test it for safe, reliable operation.  We take special care to make sure mice haven't chewed the insulation off the internal wiring, replacing it if necessary.

To schedule your Pool Heater Maintenance, call 860.567.9431. Or email .