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Posted by Bubba on August 24, 2007, 9:20 pm
On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:10:08 -0500, "George McDaniel"
>what about raising the pick up line a couple of inches of the bottom ..
nice for the burner equipment but it doesnt so shit for the tank. Why
not clean out the bottom of the tank once a month just like you're
"not" supposed to do to a water heater? :-)
Bubba
>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:16:51 -0500, "sergio@pipeline.com"
>>
>>>
>>> Okay, now after everybody had a lot of fun, here comes the answer.
>>>BTW for whoever doesn't understand written word let me recap:
>>>- burner was fine for 18 or so years
>>>- burner works fine for a week or so after cleaning
>>>- gooey stuff came out of oil line during one of the cleaning sessions.
>>>
>>>Here's the answer: sludge in the oil tank (bacteria growth) accumulated
>>>there during all these years because of water condensation in the tank.
>>>There's no chip fix though, tank has to be pumped out and flushed.
>>>Because of environmental shit it'll cost a pretty penny. To my customers
>>>I suggest to replace the tank and I take care of the old one for
>>>appropriate fee.
>>
>> No cheap fix but a very inexpensive precaution.
>> Dont run the tank low. Low oil level promotes condensation in the
>> tank. Use a tank that has a bottom tank fitting. This way you can
>> install and elbow, short pipe and a shut-off. Then you can drain a
>> little out of the tank once in a while to see whats in the bottom.
>> Use a oil conditioner in the tank at each refill.
>> And lastly, just get rid of the oil shit and get a gas unit or heat
>> pump.
>> Bubba
>
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