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If I don’t buy oil heat, will the pipes freeze?
Me and my housemates are debating whether or not to fill up our oil tank for heating or getting personal heaters. We live in an area where the winter temperatures are usually below freezing (30-20 degrees, lower maybe one week out of the whole winter). We have a huge basement where no one lives, so it might be a waste to heat it, except to prevent the pipes from freezing. Our house is also very huge (all six of us have our own rooms) and it might be nice to save money on having to heat such a huge house. If we insulate the pipes and just use personal heaters, do you think the pipes will freeze? If we do buy oil and keep the temperature at 55, will that prevent the pipes from freezing?
I’d suggest you insulate the pipes and then the 6 of you go in on the smallest shipment of oil you can from your oil company…split 6 ways it shouldn’t be too bad. Then put a thermometer in your basement to monitor the temp. I don’t think you’d want the temp down there to get too far below freezing, insulated pipes or not. At least you’d have a little oil for a backup in case of a blizzard or in case you find out the pipes will indeed burst. Our power went out for only 1 night during an ice storm and a pipe burst. We then put insulation up over all the little basement windows, though, and we didn’t have that problem again. Keeping the temp at 55 should help keep the pipes from freezing, but it really depends on how cold your basement will then get. Also, on real cold nights, set your faucets on a very light drip and make sure you have a space heater near under the kitchen sink (open the cupboard & remove flammable cleaning supplies) or any other sink where pipes are likely to freeze without heat. The movement of water and the heat will keep those pipes from freezing up.
It sounds risky not to buy any oil at all–there will be quite a few cold spots in your house that will be hard to get to with space heaters. Also, your electric bill could be crazy high–running at least 6 heaters all the time could cost more than buying oil heat. The price of oil is also coming down a lot.
Good luck!
How do I adjust the temperature on my Heller Aquawarm fin heater? (Similar to an oil heater)?
There are two dials on my heater (aside from the timer)- one is marked “I”, “II” and “III” (which seems to indicate low, med and high), and the other dial has a line marking it that just increases in width. I’m not sure what this second dial is meant to do!! It definitely seems hotter if I turn to the thickest part of the line, but I want to know how to use it properly so that I’m not wasting unnecessary energy. Thanks!
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http://www.ehow.com/how_2308541_control-temperature-fish-tank.html
Yet another waste oil heater update.
I think it could use a little more pre-heat cause that tube doesn’t get hot at all. I also relocated the valve, added a water separator, another row of holes, and now the thing is getting pretty hot. About as hot as I’d want it. Nearly red hot.
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Waste Oil Heater – Complete
The waste oil heater is now set in place and chimney constructed. To gain all the heat possible a heat exchanger was added. Original plans from www.murphysmachines.com
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What is best.OIL or LPG for Central Heating.?
im going to put Central Heating in my home.
where i live we only have Electric.
so we have storage heaters waste of time and cost a bomb
time to change it but whats best oil or lpg. i know if i have lpg they rent you the tank but if you get a cheaper supplier and want to change you will have to change tanks and be charged for it. but with oil you get your own tank so no tank change charges.
i also have a big demand for hot water IE 2 baths 3 showers 10 sinks
plus i will need 11 rads for the heating
can i use my hot water tank to feed hot water downstairs and ust my new combi to push hot water to the baths and showers upstairs?
Out of the frying pan and into the fire ! LPG is as dear as electric. and is complicated to install, go for oil, less trouble, and they now have boilers which are 102% efficient. I understand that they discharge water in a plastic tube down the drain as a result of their sheer efficiency, having burnt a hydrocarbon fuel.
LATER I have read the other comments and I completely disagree with all of them, I have been in CH for over 25 years fitting conventional oil systems, and I know I am correct.
Waste oil heater service / repair Lanair MX burner disassembly
This shows how to disassemble a Lanair MX series waste oil burner assembly. Parts, kits, and support for ALL brands of waste oil fired equipment available at www.westbrosinc.com
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How much ($/quantity) oil/diesel should we get for furnace/heater?
We have an oil/diesel burning Honeywell furnace/heater in the house we just purchased. I don’t think we need a full tank to make it through a Florida winter, but I’m not sure. We plan to replace the system by next winter, so we don’t want to waste $ on a full tank if it’s not necessary. None of our neighbors have this system. Also, is the oil/diesel for this the same as the diesel you’d get at the gas station? (I’ve heard that furnace oil/diesel is just dyed.)
The fuel oil is the same diesel they use in off-road equipment(no tax) it is dyed red to indicate for off road use only. If you wanted you could use it out of the pump too if you wanted to fill yourself.. 100 gallons should get you by…
Waste Oil Burner
I have successfully made my first Waste Oil Burner. I hope this is what will soon power my metal melting funace.
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What rights as a renter of a house do I have. My heater in my bedroom does not work it was 1 degree lastnight?
they had a plumber look at it a week ago. and he said the valve is so old it cant be ordered and he left. the heat works in the other rooms just not our master bedroom. i am wasting oil cranking the heat up and it still dont warm my room.. What rights do I have? can i withhold rent?
Yes you can withhold rent, and you should! It is the landlords responsibility to correct this problem. You tell him or her that if this problem isnt corrected, you will not pay rent until it is. If this doesnt work you can take this issue to the Health and Safety Board in your city/town. This isn’t healthy and should be taken care of. I’ve been through a similar problem, and believe me if you threaten them with no rent or taking it to the Health and Safety Board, they will probably do something about it pretty quickly. I wish you the best of luck!
i have oil heating and my water boiler came insulated.so my question is?
should i leave the water heater on 24/7 or would this just be wasting my oil
Oil prices are high but It would be cheaper to keep on the to start off cold everytime.Delaware is 3.30 per gallon on average