Water in heating oil tank.

[Suppin Diesel]

16 years old

 

[Exfarmer]

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

I would be careful of this, I did exactly that after moving a tank and the first frost the heating packed up . Realising the problem I found I was very lucky it had not shattered the bowl which would have released the fuel all over the garden. The bowl was solid with ice

 

[Exfarmer]

There are of course large sediment bowl available to handle this issue with a drain on the bottom

 

[TripleSix]

I'd suck as much out with a pipe and a pump as possible.

You can buy a paste you put on a stick which tells you how much water is in the tank.

You can also buy sponges which you put in the tank on the end of some string which soak up water

 

[Courier]

16 years old

“How long do plastic oil tanks last? A plastic tank is usually a green, moulded polyethylene container. It has around a 10-15-yearlifespan, but many problems can occur along the way which can cause a hazardous leak or contamination within storage.12 Sept 2019”

 

[Exfarmer]

“How long do plastic oil tanks last? A plastic tank is usually a green, moulded polyethylene container. It has around a 10-15-yearlifespan, but many problems can occur along the way which can cause a hazardous leak or contamination within storage.12 Sept 2019”

we had one fail after about 5 years but that was a while ago. I personally would go steel every time but there is the long term rust issue

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I would be careful of this, I did exactly that after moving a tank and the first frost the heating packed up . Realising the problem I found I was very lucky it had not shattered the bowl which would have released the fuel all over the garden. The bowl was solid with ice

Just put a blanket over the bowl
Simple is as simple does

 

[Ffermer Bach]

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

plastic tanks never seem to have a drain plug, no idea why?

 

[Kidds]

I got a bunded steel tank recently, it does have a drain plug but it is at the top of the tank.?

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

I'd suck as much out with a pipe and a pump as possible.

You can buy a paste you put on a stick which tells you how much water is in the tank.

You can also buy sponges which you put in the tank on the end of some string which soak up water

This is the paste we use.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

This morning's job.

 

[carbonfibre farmer]

we had one fail after about 5 years but that was a while ago. I personally would go steel every time but there is the long term rust issue

Depends on compliance too.......

 

[Suppin Diesel]

Got a small 12v pump off Amazon. Took about 20 gallon of water and dirt out of the bottom of the tank.worked a treat. Should make a big difference.
Thanks for all the replies and help.
Think I might consider a new bunded tank before the next fill.

 

[TripleSix]

Got a small 12v pump off Amazon. Took about 20 gallon of water and dirt out of the bottom of the tank.worked a treat. Should make a big difference.
Thanks for all the replies and help.
Think I might consider a new bunded tank before the next fill.

20 GALLON!?

 

[Suppin Diesel]

Made sure we had everything out.
Was better loosing a bit of extra oil than having to call the heating engineer out again to drain the burner.