GAS BURNER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING GAS BURNER SYSTEMS

A gas burner system (12) includes a gas burner (10) through which an air-gas mixture is conducted; a variable-speed forced-air device (40) that forces air through the gas burner; a control valve (44) that controls a supply of gas for mixture with the air to thereby form the air-gas mixture; an electrode (30) configured to ignite the air-gas mixture and produce a flame, wherein the electrode (30) is further configured to measure an actual flame strength of the flame; a controller (50); and an input device (60) for inputting a calibration command to the controller (50). Upon receipt of the calibration command, the controller (50) is configured to automatically calibrate and save the target flame strength set point and thereafter automatically regulate a speed of the variable-speed forced-air device (40) to cause the actual flame strength to achieve the target flame strength set point. Corresponding methods are provided.