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Re: Starting waste oil furnace
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by chubbytrucker01 (
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Be very careful with your oil. Make sure it is dry. I had a friend burn down a transmission shop with about a million bucks in inventory over about a half a cup of water. He said it caused a flashback into the oil tank. He had been using this heater for about ten years and He thought he was being careful with it. Insurance didn't cover it either.
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by jonas302 on Mon Nov 3rd, 2008 at 08:11:54 PM MST
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A large tank with a drain on the low side really helps the water situation I burn 600-1000 gallons of oil a winter and might get up to 5 gal of water drained
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by elt on Tue Nov 4th, 2008 at 06:16:33 AM MST
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Thanks for the heads up... I've read to drain the water off the bottom but I'm of the school that anything that can happen, (especially problems,) will. I'm using new oil right now so I don't have those headaches but maybe further on (while the furnace is still outside) I'll play with some water to see if the danger of flashback is something than can be minimized...
- Ed.
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