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Water in oil tanks
I don't know if I have water in my tanks but I'd like to add something
(methanol?) to them to make sure I don't by adding something (what's the best choice?) prior to the next filling. I have three steel 330 gallon tanks of #2 fuel oil in my basement connected in parallel feeding a furnace fired at 2 gph flow rate. I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't add anything, nor do they stock any additives. |
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Water in oil tanks
I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't
add anything, nor do they stock any additives. I guess that should give you a little clue, then... |
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Water in oil tanks
" I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't
add anything, nor do they stock any additives. " I've seen fuel oil treatment at plumbing supply houses. |
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Water in oil tanks
Go to a truckers repairshop, they should have diesel stabilizer and
treatments that you can use. Diesel is identical or very close to fuel oil depending on region. wrote in message ups.com... " I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't add anything, nor do they stock any additives. " I've seen fuel oil treatment at plumbing supply houses. |
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Water in oil tanks
"EXT" etonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM wrote Go to a truckers repairshop, they should have diesel stabilizer and treatments that you can use. Diesel is identical or very close to fuel oil depending on region. I'll second that. Even Dri-Gas will do the trick. If your tanks are in the basement, I wouldn't worry too much about getting water in them. Sure, over the years you may get condensation, but it wouldn't be much. Do you have a way of "sticking" (measuring) the tank? They make a water paste that you smear on the end of a stick and will change colors if water is present. Still can't believe an oil company doesn't have any type of additive..... wrote in message ups.com... " I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't add anything, nor do they stock any additives. " I've seen fuel oil treatment at plumbing supply houses. |
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Dr. Hardcrab wrote: "EXT" etonks@sunstormADD-DOT-COM wrote Go to a truckers repairshop, they should have diesel stabilizer and treatments that you can use. Diesel is identical or very close to fuel oil depending on region. I'll second that. Even Dri-Gas will do the trick. If your tanks are in the basement, I wouldn't worry too much about getting water in them. Sure, over the years you may get condensation, but it wouldn't be much. Do you have a way of "sticking" (measuring) the tank? They make a water paste that you smear on the end of a stick and will change colors if water is present. Still can't believe an oil company doesn't have any type of additive..... wrote in message ups.com... " I've asked several local oil dealers and discovered that they don't add anything, nor do they stock any additives. " I've seen fuel oil treatment at plumbing supply houses. Same here. I got mine at the local NAPA auto parts store. Of course that one's customer base is mostly big farmers running lots of diesel equipment. Harry K |
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