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does old heating fuel oil go bad?
I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it?
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On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:
I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony The oil should be fine. Your furnace should have a filter, which you should change yearly. |
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does old heating fuel oil go bad?
On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote:
I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:53:57 -0600, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:24:00 -0500, wrote: #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. I've never heard of that, but I bet it will still burn just fine. It will plug the filters and if you don't filter it will plug the jet orifice. |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:17:52 -0500, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:24:00 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote: I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. Algi - not fungus. Some kind of living stuff that plugs filters. It is common in boats. I assume any warm humid place would do it tho. |
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On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:38:26 -0500, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:53:57 -0600, wrote: On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:24:00 -0500, wrote: #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. I've never heard of that, but I bet it will still burn just fine. It will plug the filters and if you don't filter it will plug the jet orifice. That makes sense.... But I'd think they probably have the additives in the oil to prevent that from happening. |
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On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 10:02:21 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:38:26 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:53:57 -0600, wrote: On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:24:00 -0500, wrote: #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. I've never heard of that, but I bet it will still burn just fine. It will plug the filters and if you don't filter it will plug the jet orifice. That makes sense.... But I'd think they probably have the additives in the oil to prevent that from happening. In the 90s I was part of a project to dig up old underground heating oil storage tanks and replace them with modern up to code tanks. The oil I pumped out of the old tanks was pretty good even though it had been unused for many years. A few years later some of the new tanks needed replacement, and we pumped the new oil. These tanks had a foot of jelly in the bottom. The experts told us the formulation of heating oil had changed and they now grew some kind of bacterial growth that didn't happen before. |
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does old heating fuel oil go bad?
On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:27:04 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony Thanks for the info. Looks like it should be fine as long as I don't dredge-up the bottom muck. |
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On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 5:27:04 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony ....and of course change filters & nozzles. |
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On 11/8/2016 4:59 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote: [...] #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. I have a few dozen gallons that my Dad got mixed up with gasoline. I mean, he confused it with gasoline, and so he mixed it up with 2-stroke engine oil. I know I can't use it for any type of engine, nor in the oil furnace. What I was wondering is if anyone can think of a good use, other than producing inordinate amounts of white smoke. My father got fuel oil in his 1950 Chevy. He had to clean the fuel filter a couple of times at first, but once diluted it ran. Diluted enough it will run in a gas engine. |
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 16:59:34 -0500, Mike Duffy
wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote: [...] #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. I have a few dozen gallons that my Dad got mixed up with gasoline. I mean, he confused it with gasoline, and so he mixed it up with 2-stroke engine oil. I know I can't use it for any type of engine, nor in the oil furnace. What I was wondering is if anyone can think of a good use, other than producing inordinate amounts of white smoke. a 40:1 mix with 2 stroke oil should burn just fine in a furnace. |
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On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at 3:59:34 PM UTC-6, Mike Duffy wrote:
I know I can't use it for any type of engine, nor in the oil furnace. What I was wondering is if anyone can think of a good use, Works as good as Round-up for edging your fence, if you don't get caught. |
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I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony If it needs anything, some type 1 kerosene might loosen it up. A little alcohol is used to condition kerosene. Some burners do either type 1 or 2. Greg |
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On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 9:42:50 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 20:17:52 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 07 Nov 2016 19:24:00 -0500, wrote: On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 14:27:00 -0800 (PST), wrote: I have access to #2 fuel oil that has been sitting in a tank for a couple of years. Can I use it in my oil burner/furnace? Will it burn properly? Do I have to filter it? Thanks, Tony #2 (diesel or fuel oil) can grow a fungus if it does not carry the right additive package. Algi - not fungus. Some kind of living stuff that plugs filters. It is common in boats. I assume any warm humid place would do it tho. It also depends on what conditions the tank was exposed to. An underground tank or a tank in a basement would be preferable to one that's above ground, exposed to wide temp swings, causing condensation, etc. A full tank is better than a mostly empty one. I'd probably draw some and examine it. |
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