Missing Oil Tank - What Kind ??

Guy_6

Or the kerosene tank for the kitchen and possibly parlor stoves.

Blue Collar Bill

Missing Oil Tank

Here is the Mystery

A 1929 colonial in West Hartford CT. Appears to have always had oil heat. Currently there is an old 275 gallon oil tank in the basement with a single oil line running to the newer boiler. A few feet from the current tank there are two copper lines embedded in concrete in the corner of the foundation that are cut off. They do not appear to have extended to the existing tank. Right above the point where the two oil lines are cut on the floor, two iron pipes are sticking through the foundation wall about 3 1/2 feet above the floor one pipe is about two inch and the other is 3/4 inch.

My first thought when I saw the two cut copper oil lines was possible underground tank. But they do not appear to have passed through the wall. The two iron pipes led me to believe that maybe there was an original horizontally mounted tank in the basement - but I have never seen one of these with a dual oil line set up. Was there a real old time set up that was used with a supply and return line to an inside horizontal tank ??

I hope some of you guys that might have been around a little longer than me might be able to help me out .

Thanks advance for your help!!

Blue Collar Bill

Missing Oil Tank

Here is the Mystery

A 1929 colonial in West Hartford CT. Appears to have always had oil heat. Currently there is an old (probably 1950's vintage) 275 gallon oil tank in the basement with a single oil line running to the newer boiler. A few feet from the current tank there are two copper lines embedded in cement in the corner of the floor and wall that are cut off. They do not appear to have extended to the existing tank - and there is no indication that the current tank ever had more than one line connected to it.

Right above the point where the two oil lines are cut on the floor, two iron pipes are sticking through the foundation wall about 3 1/2 feet above the floor one pipe is about two inch and the other is 3/4 inch. They stick through the wall horizontally about 18" to two feet.

My first thought when I saw the two cut copper oil lines was possible underground tank. But the copper lines do not appear to have passed through the wall. The two iron pipes led me to believe that maybe there was an original horizontally mounted tank in the basement that was replaced a long time ago - but I have never seen one of these with a dual oil line set up. Was there a real old time set up that was used with a supply and return line to an inside horizontal tank ??

I hope some of you guys that might have been around a little longer than me might be able to help me out .

Thanks advance for your help!!

Firedragon_4

That's

a classic sign of a lift pump (Teesdale, Autolifter, Timken) for a rotary burner (Hayward, Timken, Torridheat).