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Beckett NX Oil Burner Review




The Beckett NX Oil Burner can supply an input of 56,000 to 280,000 BTU/hr to your heating equipment while firing at a rate of 0.40 to 1.75 gallons per hour. Reginald Beckett founded Beckett Corporation in Elyria, Ohio in 1937, and is now a third generation company still controlled by the Beckett family in Elyria. In the 72 years since its founding Beckett has become a recognized oil burner industry leader. Many heating equipment manufacturers select Beckett oil burners for use on their equipment and the Beckett NX Burner is available on equipment from Biasi, Boyertown, Buderus, Burnham, Crown, Peerless, Slant Fin, Thermo Dynamics, Triangle Tube, Viessmann, And Weil McLain just to name a few.

The Beckett NX Oil Burner is designed to use #1 or, #2 heating oil and the burner operates on 120-Volts/60-Hz. and uses about 2 amperes of current while operating. Beckett uses a special air guide that has a scroll insert on which they hold the Patent to provide a high static pressure delivering a clean burn in most applications. The burner has an attractive cover, which aids in the burner running quietly. The high static pressure of the Beckett NX burner allows it to be direct vented when using the Beckett #1014U outside air adapter. The Beckett NX Oil Burner is a serviceman’s dream as the air and head adjustment is combined into one and the zero position setting does not require burner removal. The ignition is solid-state continuous duty and the fuel pump is single stage.


Beckett NX Oil Burner

One of the nice features of a Beckett Oil Burner is the parts that require replacement are typically commonly available off the shelf items that will easily be found and in most cases stocked on their truck or, at their shop. Oil heat service guys love this! The last thing they want is a customer without heat, and to be running all over the place to find an oddball part on the coldest day of the year. That’s not much to worry about anyway. The Beckett Oil Burners are well known as reliable performers in fact it may be the very reason that Beckett Burners are providing the heat at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Base in Antarctica where temperatures in the darkness of winter may reach well below –50 degrees f. Or, it may be the same reason why your next-door neighbor has one in his basement heating his house.

Beckett Oil Burners come with a 60-Month Warranty that covers everything except the 12 VDC control components.