Oil tanks should be tested for hose contamination at least once a year. Provided hose is introduced into your oil vat, bacteria may branch out and sludge may embodiment inside the cistern, heating piping or filter canister, your oil storage vat may corrode, oil may burn inconsistently and your oil filter or oil burner nozzle may grow into blocked or clogged. This Testament advantage to heat loss resulting in frozen pipes and aqua damage. There are products that you can obtain for under 10 dollars to evaluation for saturate in your tank.
Instructions
Open the access plug or fill pipe on the top of your tank.3. Coat the bottom few inches of an oil tank probing stick, flexible tape measure or string. A long stick is best, but flexible tape or string may be needed in some cases, such as if you don't have enough overhead room or the oil filler pipe is not straight.
1. Purchase water-finding paste (sold by Kolor Kut, Sar-Gel, McCabe and other companies) that change color when it comes in contact with water.2.
4. Insert the probe into the tank until it hits the bottom of the tank. Some water-finding pastes require sufficient time for the paste to react with water, so check the label or instructions to determine how long the probe should remain in the tank.
5. Withdraw the probe and note the color of the paste. If the paste turned color, your tank is contaminated with water and further action must be taken to purge the water from the tank.
