I have a four burner Dacor cooktop as a secondary cooking surface, mostly for simmering. It has sealed burners. The manual says that if there is repetitious clicking, you need to be sure the components of the burner are properly seated and that the holes through which the gas flows are not occluded by debris. In the case of my cooktop, the components of the burner cap lift right off. You can run them under water and/or put a strand of straw or similar thin object through the holes to be sure that they are patent, and then reseat the components. I don't know if all models have the same burner construction, though. You should email Dacor customer service about the problem, too. They will want model and serial number, most likely. Here is a link that might be useful: Haven't read through this, but could help

Electric is probably the most expensive method of heating that there is. You need to do some serious price investigation before you make this switch.

hey there bus_driver...haven't seen you in a while...hope all is well!! I wouldn't use the angle grinder, the steady stream of sparks created would most likely cause the oil to ignite. I've used a sawzall many times on old tanks with no problems. Using the dry ice would certainly give you an extra margin of safety. Make sure you pump as much of the oil out as possible. After cutting it open, you'll see there is still some sludge left in the bottom. Throw a bag of absorbent or even just sand in there. Then shovel that into some bags or other container. Do it as many times as necessary to clean the tank out. Most locations require that material to be taken to an appropriate oil waste location.

Hello, Just wondering if someone has an idea of what my problem is. The burner will ignite with a good flame and run for the 20 seconds and then lock out. I have tried to reset and it does the exact same thing after the 20 seconds. I was thinking the cad cell, which I plan on picking one up today but also think it might be the cad cell relay. My thoughts on that is because I thought (and I could be wrong) that if I started the boiler and then jumped the F-F terminals that it bypasses the cad cell eye and would keep the flame going but it did not. This makes me think the cad cell relay is bad. I have already cleaned the filter and replaced the nozzle and checked the electrodes. Thanks for any help!