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Wayne oil burner: troubleshooting, controls & specs

Wayne Combustion Systems (a Scott Fetzer company, Fort Wayne, Indiana) makes the MSR, EHA, and Blue Angel burners found on many older furnace and boiler installs; this page explains which generic control the burner carries, lists the sourced setup specs, and shows what a technician checks.

Wayne oil burner: grey motor and housing with the igniter box on top and a small blank metal nameplate on the side
A Wayne burner. The grey housing, the igniter box on top and the small nameplate on the side are the tells.

Replacing something rather than diagnosing it? See the Wayne parts diagrams & part numbers.

Control lights & lockout codes

Wayne residential burners use a generic cad-cell primary (Honeywell/Resideo R7184 or R8184, or equivalent), not a Wayne-specific code. Decode the lights from whichever control is mounted on the burner using the error-code database (R7184 and R8184 are listed there).

See the full error-code database for every control.

Common Wayne replacement parts

Installing burner parts and setting combustion is licensed-technician work; these numbers are for sourcing the right part. The first row is the complete burner, for a replacement or a spare; match the model, the air tube length and the firing rate to the appliance.

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Part OEM # Shop
Wayne MSR burner, complete MSR Search Amazon ↗
Ignitor (solid-state) 101295-SERM Amazon ↗

All Wayne parts, with diagrams →

Models & setup specs

Primary control: Honeywell/Resideo cad-cell primary: Wayne sells the R7284G as the MSR primary control, and an older burner may carry another Honeywell primary. Wayne does NOT use a proprietary flash-code control on residential gun burners

MSR (M-SR)

FLAMELOCK miniature high-speed flame-retention oil burner (FLAMELOCK is Wayne's branded retention head). Stainless-steel heads.

Firing rate: 0.50 to 2.75 GPH; No. 1, No. 2 fuel oil or kerosene. Four heads cover the range (TS-1 .50-1.0; TS-2 1.0-1.5; TS-3 1.5-2.0; TS-4 2.0-2.75).

Motor: NEMA standard 1/8 HP split-phase, 3450 RPM.

Ignition: 10,000 V constant-duty transformer; swing-away design; positive make/break contact with electrodes.

Source: Wayne Model M-SR Flamelock oil burner manual: capacity .50-2.75 GPH, 1/8 HP split-phase 3450 RPM, 10,000 V transformer, four-head TS table.

EHA / EHA-SR

High-speed FLAMELOCK gun burner (EHA-SR has the stainless-steel SR heads).

Firing rate: EHA 1.00 to 3.00 GPH; EHA-SR 0.75 to 3.00 GPH; No. 1, No. 2 fuel oil or kerosene.

Motor: NEMA standard split-phase, 3450 RPM.

Ignition: 10,000 V constant-duty transformer; swing-away gun assembly; brass electrode springs (automatic make/break); porcelain insulators; stainless-steel ignition points.

Source: Wayne Model EHA and Model EHA-SR oil burner manuals: EHA 1.00-3.00 GPH, EHA-SR 0.75-3.00 GPH, 10,000 V transformer, gun-assembly detail.

HS / 'Blue Angel'

HS-series conversion gun burner; 'Blue Angel' is Wayne's field/retail name for the HS family (the name is used across HS oil and HSG gas).

Firing rate: Per the Wayne HS conversion manual and OEM cross-reference - matched per appliance (the Blue Angel OEM guide lists per-appliance nozzle, air-damper, and FLAMELOCK position for startup; final settings by combustion analyzer).

Source: Wayne Blue Angel OEM guide: per-appliance startup nozzle/air-damper/FLAMELOCK tables, 'used in our testing at 100 lb. PSI'. Blue Angel is the HS model, per waynecombustion.com.

What a technician checks

Found on many older furnace installs. Wayne's nozzle tables are rated at 100 psi like other brands. The Blue Angel guide gives a starting nozzle, air damper and FLAMELOCK head position for each appliance, to be finished with combustion instruments. Wayne burners carry a Honeywell primary control (Wayne lists the R7284G for the MSR, and older burners may carry another Honeywell primary), so a Wayne lockout is read off the control on the burner, not a Wayne code. An aging Wayne install pairs with the lifespan and replacement cost guides. Wayne burner service line historically 1-800-443-4625.

For what a yearly service visit covers and costs, see the annual tune-up checklist.

Where to go next

Brand reference source: Wayne Model M-SR, Model EHA and Model EHA-SR oil burner manuals and the Wayne Blue Angel OEM guide; control class from the Wayne Combustion Systems price sheet, page 6, which lists the MSR primary control 101343-SER as a Honeywell R7284G1015.