Suppin Diesel
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Got water in the bottom of a heating oil tank .
Any bright ideas how to remove it?
Thanks
Any bright ideas how to remove it?
Thanks
Water in heating oil tank.
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Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
12v suction pump with a ridged pipe that reach the bottom of the tank
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
As lincs lass above say. Pipe into bottom of tank. Pump out. We normally tape the pipe to a measuring stick to stop it bending. We also use water detection paste to see what level the water is to.
If there is water there will doubtless be junk/muck too. If the suction pipe has a strainer it'll probably need cleaning a couple of times.
Also if you have water in there, where has it come from? Split etc?
Suppin Diesel
Member
Think water has come from condensation over the years.
Only got problems when we filled the tank and mixed it up.
Thanks for the help
Only got problems when we filled the tank and mixed it up.
Thanks for the help
Lincs Lass
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- Location
- north lincs
Single skin or bunded ,steel or plastic
Suppin Diesel
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Single skin plastic tank
- Location
- South Wales UK
Crap comes in fuel deliveries too.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
There should always be a drain-plug at the back of any fuel tank, which should always be at a lower point than the draw off point. This should be used to drain off the condensate on a regular basis.
It rarely is giving rise to multiple prolems from condensation
It rarely is giving rise to multiple prolems from condensation
- Location
- South Wales UK
Yes tilted back too.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
No drain points in bunded plastic tanks. Only in steel single skins.
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Alot of the time we find it is broken vent points etc that don't help. Be surprised what will creep through hairline cracks in the tank too.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
No wonder people have problems, you can beat the laws of physics
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
Actually you can get bungs in bunded steel tanks but the bloody things are so heavy they rarely get fitted as customers go for bunded plastic instead.
The small 12v submersible pumps off eBay/Amazon for about a tenner are ideal for pumping water from bottom of tanks.
I got 1 cable ties to a length of 8mm rod so I can put pump at right point to get most of water out..pump into clearish can and you can see when starts pumping kero.
If not just water at bottom take filter of pump and it seems to pump some sludge aswell
I got 1 cable ties to a length of 8mm rod so I can put pump at right point to get most of water out..pump into clearish can and you can see when starts pumping kero.
If not just water at bottom take filter of pump and it seems to pump some sludge aswell
- Location
- Ceredigion
Filter bowl should take it out. If its doesn't fit a bigger one off an old tractor. Did this on a car once that had water in thr petrol , used every drop
- Location
- northumberland
https://www.fueltankshop.co.uk/heating-oil/bunded-oil-tanks/c343 if you can't take that tank off and clean it out and dry it out properly just get a new bunded tank, for all the hassle it's going to cause with boiler/burners
- Location
- south norfolk, uk
If there is a layer of water it won't take it all out. The outlet is higher that the bottom of the tank.
Courier
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- Location
- M62 - M1 - M18 triangle
How old is the tank ?
- Location
- Ceredigion
What you don't see don't harm you lol ,
The old tanks had a lower plug to drain that , but anyway as long as he checks the glass bowl for a few days then all will be fine