My boiler stopped yesterday, Must be out of oil I thought.
had a look in the tank and there is about 5 to 6 inches of oil in the bottom. However no oil is getting to the boiler?
Could it be the pipe that comes out of the tank is higher than the level of the oil, or is it normal to have this much oil left in the tank when it runs out?
As an unrelated matter, I bought 900 litres of oil 3 months ago. This would normally last me 6 to 9 months (never have the heat on) so I think somethings up. There was a slight drip from the pipe where it meets the tank a few weeks ago, I tightned the nut holding the pipe to the tank and that seemed to stop the leak. Not much oil could have leaked, as bar a damp patch on the pavers under the connection, everything was dry, the grass round the tank was dry, no evidence of a big leak.
I have no padlock on the tank, but to get to the tank you need to go through a locked gate so Im guessing no one has stolen my oil. (unless they climbed the gate, which on hindsight wouldnt be too hard.....)
had a look in the tank and there is about 5 to 6 inches of oil in the bottom. However no oil is getting to the boiler?
Could it be the pipe that comes out of the tank is higher than the level of the oil, or is it normal to have this much oil left in the tank when it runs out?
As an unrelated matter, I bought 900 litres of oil 3 months ago. This would normally last me 6 to 9 months (never have the heat on) so I think somethings up. There was a slight drip from the pipe where it meets the tank a few weeks ago, I tightned the nut holding the pipe to the tank and that seemed to stop the leak. Not much oil could have leaked, as bar a damp patch on the pavers under the connection, everything was dry, the grass round the tank was dry, no evidence of a big leak.
I have no padlock on the tank, but to get to the tank you need to go through a locked gate so Im guessing no one has stolen my oil. (unless they climbed the gate, which on hindsight wouldnt be too hard.....)