No Balls in this weather.

[yottie]

I have a R1225 Oil Tank with a plastic tube showing the level.
The green ball has sunk to the bottom of the tube.
Can I....refloat it.....replace it.....send a diver down ?
Seriously can this be done without major dismantling and if so , how, please.
Thanks

 

[Terrywookfit]

Are you sure the oil level has not dropped??

Have you pressed the button to read the gauge??

Better still fit an oil tank watchman!!

 

[yottie]

The green ball is at the bottom of the guage, have dipped the tank for the level, once I know where to look on the pipe I can see the level, have pulled the knurled screw out at the bottom of the pipe, the ball does not move. What is a tank watchman please.

 

[Terrywookfit]

Its an elecronic sensor fitted to the tank (you should have a cover on top of the tank). It has a battery fitted and sends a signal to a reciever which you plug into a socket in the house !!

 

[yottie]

Have had a look at the Watchman, looks good but am wondering what a careless oil-man might do to it, also I can see the tube through the window so it would seem to be over-kill.
The ball seems to have some goo above it, stopping it floating.
Can I remove the plastic sighting pipe to clean it, I realise the bottom valve would need to be closed.

 

[InTheBeginning2007]

Could try warming it up a bit to see if that frees it (with hot water)