water in an oil tank

sanbrafyffe

hi all,,,,a friend of mine moving into an apt has no heating due to no oil,,,not only has she no oil but the cap was off the tank and with the heavy rain it went into the tank along with wood pieces from the tenant before

not real worried bout the wood as it will float but any tips hows to get rid of the water

the fuel in the tank is kerosene

cheers

Billy Bunting

The Fuel floats.

As the water is at the bottom of the tank you can carefully close the valve on the tank, open the fitting and place a bucket under the pipe, slowly open the valve and allow the water to empty until you have fuel, you will need to run off some fuel until you get it pure.

This will only clear the water enough to use it, once the fuel has all been used the tank will need tipping up to get the rest out.

Failing all that, go to Halfords and buy a oil/fuel extractor.

sanbrafyffe

cheers bill

the tank needs oil so im gonna tip it and try and get the most out of it,,,gonna clean da filter or even put a new one on

so what does this oil/fuel extractor actually do

Billy Bunting wrote: »

The Fuel floats.

As the water is at the bottom of the tank you can carefully close the valve on the tank, open the fitting and place a bucket under the pipe, slowly open the valve and allow the water to empty until you have fuel, you will need to run off some fuel until you get it pure.

This will only clear the water enough to use it, once the fuel has all been used the tank will need tipping up to get the rest out.

Failing all that, go to Halfords and buy a oil/fuel extractor.

Billy Bunting

Its a suction pump, put a pipe to the bottom of tank and pump the extractor, it will suck water until oil starts to come, best of luck.

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sanbrafyffe

if the water is mixed in the fuel and reaches the burner,,,wat is the best steps to take,,,replace nozzel maybe?????

Billy Bunting

Replace nozzle and check oil filter within the oil pump.

sanbrafyffe

dont know how to check filter in oil pump,,,any diagram

Billy Bunting wrote: »

Replace nozzle and check oil filter within the oil pump.

lezor

Did you put new oil in to see if the burning still works. Or do you think the water get into it.