Patent ID: 6108923
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G01B

Abstract:
A combination of an oil burner and a gauging apparatus, said oil burner comprising a housing, a blast tube connected to said housing, a combustion head disposed within said blast tube, a nozzle assembly disposed within said housing and said blast tube, said nozzle assembly including a nozzle, said nozzle being an optimal operating distance from said combustion head, said gauging apparatus for gauging said optimal operating distance between said nozzle and said combustion head, said apparatus comprising:holding means for securely engaging said nozzle assembly; anda gauge head having a front face and at least one cross sectional thickness, said front face including a geometry which allows said front face to contact said combustion head when said holding means is engaged upon said nozzle assembly and said nozzle assembly is inserted in said oil burner so that said nozzle is said optimal operating distance from said combustion head, and wherein said at least one cross sectional thickness defines the optimal operating distance between said combustion head and said nozzle.