homeowners: how often do they re-fill your oil tank ?
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HomeBrewerDude
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When I had oil, the company would fill the tank for a new customer and then check it after a couple of months.
The company tracks the temperature and knows how much oil a customer uses per degree heating day.
They are pretty good at getting to you when the tank is about 1/4 full.
The company tracks the temperature and knows how much oil a customer uses per degree heating day.
They are pretty good at getting to you when the tank is about 1/4 full.
Originally posted by: notfred
Oil Tank?
My thoughts exactly... I must be young.
We have natural gas.
Do the conversion. I think if you crunch the numbers you will be able to recoupe your intial outlay quite quickly. Also natural gas burns cleaner
Cheers,
Aquaman
Cheers,
Aquaman
Filled up my 300 gal. tank on November 1st and used half of that so far. And I live in Alaska.
Check for leaks maybe? Or maybe you have neighbors that are stealing your oil? I don't know what your tank is like, but if I had neighbors it wouldn't be hard for someone to come over with some gas cans when I'm not home and just help themselves.
Check for leaks maybe? Or maybe you have neighbors that are stealing your oil? I don't know what your tank is like, but if I had neighbors it wouldn't be hard for someone to come over with some gas cans when I'm not home and just help themselves.
BrunoPuntzJones
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Sheesh, my uncle's house is all electric. How much oil do these oil tanks hold? What runs on them? Same stuff as natural gas?
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Wow oil heat is really that rare in this country? There are about 6 competing companies, 3 of them big, on Long Island alone. Only the last couple of years has there been a push (advertisements/promotions) for natural gas conversion. There are gas lines around though, but a lot of homes on the island are still oil.
About my tank, I gather you're saying I'm using an insane amount of oil so far. That was my main concern, but am unsure since it is Winter and maybe it was normal to use this much. It's been mid-20s or so outside and I've had to keep the thermostat at about 68F about 5 hours of the day, some more, some less the past couple of weeks. Also, there's an electrical plug stemming from the tank's line into the house... the oil guy said it's most likely used to keep the oil in the tank from gel-ling (warm the oil). It's not plugged in... I wonder if that's a factor.
About my tank, I gather you're saying I'm using an insane amount of oil so far. That was my main concern, but am unsure since it is Winter and maybe it was normal to use this much. It's been mid-20s or so outside and I've had to keep the thermostat at about 68F about 5 hours of the day, some more, some less the past couple of weeks. Also, there's an electrical plug stemming from the tank's line into the house... the oil guy said it's most likely used to keep the oil in the tank from gel-ling (warm the oil). It's not plugged in... I wonder if that's a factor.
Household heating oil is the same thing as diesel fuel, just uses a red dye (untaxed) vs. the blue dye (taxed) at the pump. There's a good chance that someone is ripping you off.
Yes, the plug going into the tank is a heater, and will prevent gelling. But you can also buy an additive for a few bucks that will do the same thing, much cheaper than keeping it plugged in all of the time.
In most areas natural gas/LPG/electric replaced heating oil replaced coal replaced wood (depending on availability of each). Heating oil is rare in new construction these days but was very common 50 years ago or so.
Yes, the plug going into the tank is a heater, and will prevent gelling. But you can also buy an additive for a few bucks that will do the same thing, much cheaper than keeping it plugged in all of the time.
In most areas natural gas/LPG/electric replaced heating oil replaced coal replaced wood (depending on availability of each). Heating oil is rare in new construction these days but was very common 50 years ago or so.
K-1 Kerosene and #2 home heating oil are exactly the same as #1 and #2 Diesel. The only difference is that red dyes are added for identification to kerosene and home heating oil for highway tax purposes. If you're caught driving with red fuel in your tank you're in for a big fine...
And 50-100 gal a month sounds reasonable. 100 gal a week is way over, you likely have a leak or someone is 'borrowing' from you.
And 50-100 gal a month sounds reasonable. 100 gal a week is way over, you likely have a leak or someone is 'borrowing' from you.
Scarpozzi
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I grew up with an oil furnace. We had 2, 500 gallon tanks and refilled once every 2 years. My father always checked the prices so he could fill up whenever it was cheap. It was usually around $.70 per gallon when he filled up (mid 90's)...how much is it now?
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