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A few hours ago my oil fired boiler developed a leak on the inlet hose where it connects to the pump - I've now stopped the leak by turning off the oil supply but of course some oil has leaked into the concrete floor.
At a GUESS and based on the rate at which it was dripping (about 1 drip every two seconds for maybe a couple of hours) I should think that about a couple of cup fulls of oil have leaked. Not a huge amount but enough to create a hell of a stink, but despite leaving the door open for a few hours the smell isn't abating at all. I can at least close the inner door of the room (which has a door which opens to the outside) so that the smell doesn't permeate through to the rest of the house.
Naturally some has gone right underneath the boiler so I'm hoping that when my boiler repair guy arrives in the next couple of hours he'll be able to get to the majority of the oil and mop it up, but I'd really like to know the best way to get rid of the stink.
Any ideas please?
At a GUESS and based on the rate at which it was dripping (about 1 drip every two seconds for maybe a couple of hours) I should think that about a couple of cup fulls of oil have leaked. Not a huge amount but enough to create a hell of a stink, but despite leaving the door open for a few hours the smell isn't abating at all. I can at least close the inner door of the room (which has a door which opens to the outside) so that the smell doesn't permeate through to the rest of the house.
Naturally some has gone right underneath the boiler so I'm hoping that when my boiler repair guy arrives in the next couple of hours he'll be able to get to the majority of the oil and mop it up, but I'd really like to know the best way to get rid of the stink.
Any ideas please?