October 16, 2025

Maximize Boiler Efficiency with a Combustion Analyzer Tune-Up

There’s still time for a seasonal boiler tune-up—and it’s the ideal moment to put a combustion analyzer to work. This tool gives you a clear view of your boiler’s efficiency and emissions, helping boost performance and ensure safe operation.
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If you haven’t performed a boiler tune-up yet this season, there’s still time—and it’s the perfect chance to make the most of a combustion analyzer. These powerful tools provide a comprehensive look at your boiler’s combustion efficiency and emissions, helping you optimize performance and ensure safety.

What is a Combustion Analyzer?

A combustion analyzer is a handheld device used to measure the efficiency and safety of fuel-burning equipment like boilers, furnaces, and water heaters. It analyzes flue gases—such as oxygen (O₂), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO₂), and nitric oxides (NOx)—to determine how effectively fuel is being burned.

This helps technicians optimize the air/fuel ratio, improve energy efficiency, and detect dangerous levels of harmful gases, ensuring safe and reliable system operation.

Why Facilities Managers should use a combustion analyzer:

  • Improve energy efficiency: Monitor how effectively fuel is being burned.
  • Detect: Dangerous gases like carbon monoxide.
  • Preventive Maintenance: Use the combustion analyzer during tune-ups and boiler start-ups to understand how your system is running.

Benefits of Using a combustion analyzer:

  • Reports: Generate maintenance logs by printing directly from analyzer.
  • Emission Compliance: Track levels of gases to meet air quality regulations.
  • Fault detection: Detect blocked flues and improper drafts.

You can check out our equipment library to find a Combustion Analyzer suitable for your application by using the various filters and search functionality. For more guidance on equipment suitable depending on the application, see our measurement guides.