This may be a silly question, but please bear with me. I've been in the trade for 13 years and have installed my fair share of gas boilers, but primarily commercial where we have a service tech always do the startup and combustion analysis. I always try to learn something but usually gain nothing, but it seems 99% of the time the combustion numbers are in line and need no adjustment. There have been quite a few where I started them up to make heat quick and were gone over later, with no ill effects. I don't own an analyzer nor do I know how to use one, so I've always hired the analysis out when doing residential but am looking to maybe start doing it myself. Local heating company has been doing this for 50 years and was completely dumbfounded when I mentioned an analysis, had no idea what I was talking about. This got me wondering; how necessary is it, really, on new startup? How often do you fellas need to make adjustments on a new unit? The piping side of things is what I know, but I'd like to gain some knowledge from the service side of things. Anyone care to share? Some insight would be great. TIA!
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