Oil tank not quite empty, but no oil getting to boiler

[Mike400]

Yikes a lot has happened here since yesterday!

I opened the bleed valve and tried running the boiler and no oil was coming out so I assume its not getting as far as the boiler.

I done some checks last night and determined:

The oil in the tank is below the level of the pickup point, explaining why its not getting to the boiler.

The pipe from the tank to the boiler seems fine along its whole length.

The oil should have been delivered today while Im at work, so ill know tonight if it all works lol.

Oh and yes I have bought a shiny padlock for the tank

 

[doitall]

Mike, do let the oil settle before you use it, or you could drag through any sludge.

 

[oilman]

Oh and yes I have bought a shiny padlock for the tank

I bought a yellow and black battery operated angle grinder

 

[doitall]

***** had 200 ltrs from our tank at work. They unscrewed the filter and let it run straight into the can they even pinched the empty cans we had for the glycol.

 

[Mike400]

Oh and yes I have bought a shiny padlock for the tank

I bought a yellow and black battery operated angle grinder

Right im off home to start building a moat or something round my tank lol.......

Oh and doitall the oil was delivered yesterday morning, I didnt end up running the heat till 8 or 9 yesterday evening, so it should have settled by then?

 

[doitall]

Should be ok

 

[Mike400]

Should be ok

well it stops my house feeling like the inside of an iceberg so alls good....

I will get it serviced at the end of the month just to be sensible