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jab
Citizen
Username: Jab
Post Number: 158
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 7:44 pm: |     |
I just came home to a 45 degree house and Petro said that they probably cannot come before morning!
Also, it appears that the electricity went out at some point today. When did that happen? |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2732
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 7:54 pm: | |
Electricity went out mid-morning for some areas of town. Not sure why.
That s*cks about the oil. They should have better service than that. Are you going to be okay? |
jab
Citizen
Username: Jab
Post Number: 159
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 7:56 pm: | |
Fortuneately, we have space heaters because of oil tank problems last year. Thanks for asking. |
Sylad
Citizen
Username: Sylad
Post Number: 151
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:03 pm: | |
You can use diesel fuel to get you through the night, not sure how much you need, but it will work and it is safe. Call your oil company to confirm. |
Nohero
Citizen
Username: Nohero
Post Number: 2733
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 8:23 pm: | |
Glad you can stay warm. Hang in there, rumor has it that Spring will eventually arrive.  |
akb
Citizen
Username: Akb
Post Number: 149
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 9:18 pm: | |
10 gallons of diesel will get you through the night until you get a delivery. There is a small independent gas station on Vauxhall over towards Rte 22 that has diesel. Just pour it in your tank and relight the furnace.
We've had to know this because our heating system is shite, I'm afraid, and there is no guage on our tank. |
Addy
Citizen
Username: Addy
Post Number: 30
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 9:53 pm: | |
Don't rule out nearby motels if it gets too chilly. |
kevin
Citizen
Username: Kevin
Post Number: 172
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 9:13 am: | |
Diesel fuel will work fine in the tank for emergency if you run out. It is the same thing as heating oil minus the dye.
The potential problems that you run into when you let it run out is getting the system primed again - especially if you have an outdoor burried tank (at least in my experience). The pump will will probably be pumping air until the fluid gets to it. You run the risk of having the primary control box (sometimes has a red reset button) shutting down the unit due to no fuel being ignited. Depending on the box, it could be from 15-45 seconds.
If you put any fuel into the tank, it is always a good idea to let the sediment that you will be stirring up settle before turning on the burner(this is also good practice for when you get deliveries so that your filter and/or nozzle doesn't clog). 15-20 minutes will also let some of the oil start to work its way to the pump.
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jab
Citizen
Username: Jab
Post Number: 162
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 10:21 am: | |
We ended up getting the burner back on late last night. While we were very low on oil (indoor tank has a guage) the immediate problem was not enough water in the system. That was never an issue last winter (our first here) so I didn't think to check. Petro ended up coming to deliver oil about 30 minutes ago, so now everything is all set. Thanks for the information on diesel fuel, which we certainly keep in mind in the future. |
Joan
Citizen
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 2358
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 12:05 pm: | |
jab:
Glad everything worked out. |
Sylad
Citizen
Username: Sylad
Post Number: 158
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 17, 2004 - 1:20 pm: | |
I have heard that many people have had water level problems, we have an in-line auto fill switch and it draws water whenever the level falls below a set threshold. I has stuck open once, but other than that it has served us well. |
Tom Reingold
Citizen
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 1778
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 12:03 pm: | |
An academic question for me, since my boiler uses gas: how do you transport diesel from the gas station to your tank at home?
Tom Reingold the prissy-pants
There is nothing
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Sylad
Citizen
Username: Sylad
Post Number: 163
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 12:28 pm: | |
A gas can, like the kind you use to fill your lawn mower or snow blower. |
extuscan
Citizen
Username: Extuscan
Post Number: 253
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 12:53 pm: | |
For those really cheap, you can also used home heating oil in most diesel cars... Totally illegal, but only because of tax issues not enviromental issues. (Yet... when we start having "low sulphur" diesel for cars this won't work well and will gum up ur car)
John |
kevin
Citizen
Username: Kevin
Post Number: 174
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 18, 2004 - 3:36 pm: | |
There is a 24.4 cent per gallon tax on diesel which is why it costs more than heating oil.
As a result of some long haul truckers filling their tanks with heating oil, the diesel now contains a "tax dye" which sometimes gets checked at some roadside stops or checkpoints.
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