Ok in relation to the problem of burner tripping after a few minutes ( this is still a question not an answer) I purchased a new photocell and soleniod coil. Fault still there.....it seems I'm loosing the 240v to the solenoid coil, therefore shutting off the oil. I have purchased another 2 control units but still no luck. I have also removed the control stat the high temp manual reset stat and the auto reset stat from their pockets just in case they were seeing high temps but still the burner trips after a few mins. It seems like it must be a temperatire issue as the burner will run fine for several mins. No spluttering just a good burn. What will cause the 240v to drop? I do not have any schematics of the control unit so can't see what to link out to test.
Wayne
August 2012