Oil Line Question

Ron Schroeder

The correct answer is if it is not coated or in a solid pvc type conduit replace it before it does, an onces of prevention is worth thousands in cure. And if its not leaking the pressure test just might give it that extra umph it needs.

Tony Massi

Oil Line Question

How can I check to see if my oil line is leaking? The 275 tank is in the basement & the line runs below the concrete floor to the oil burner. The tank and line is about 30 years old.

Ed_26

leak check

Shut off tank valve, diconnect@ both ends, pressure test w/gauge in line, observe for 30 min. No pressure drop - no leak.

ed wallace

oil line test

if in doubt replace it last saturday i replaced an oil line because it was sucking air

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Tony Massi

How do you do it?

Pressure test? Some one told me to vacuum test the line. Put a vacuum gauge in the line shut off the valve at the tank, run the burner and check if the vacuum drops after a while. I would think that checking it under pressure would make more sense.

Bill Nye_2

Tony?

If you think it is leaking with gravity adding air pressure may only make it worse. 30 yrs, just replace it. Be safe

Randy_22

oil spills

if the oil line is this old, do NOT take the chance of 265 gallons of fuel leaking into the groundwater, polluting a towns well, etc. Then the dept of Natural Resources asks for a blank signed check to clean up the contamination. Just replace the line and use an electric cord floor guard to protect the line.

chapchap70_2

Replace the oil line at least

I would think that if a single oil line was leaking, the burner would lose prime. Thirty years in cement is not a good thing though. I would replace the oil line without putting the cement on top of it.

oil-2-4-6-gas

dig it up ,replace it with Envirotube-pvc covered oil line and your done --that age copper in cement,it is on borrowed time

Constantin

Hear Hear...

I agree. The oil line tubing they installed in our home has a nice red rubber cover, making it that much harder to miss. Plus, the plastic should protect it somewhat from any possible errant ground currents and/or galvanic corrosion.