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Damp Tank...
MAKev
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in Oil Heating
Hi all! First post here and first experience with a home heated by oil (I'm in western MA). Heres my problem: Oil tank is in the garage and with the high humidity it is dripping water like crazy. It is only a 1/4 full so I can't imagine how wet it would be if I filled it up. I know I can run a dehumidifier, but with the garage door being opened a lot, it seems like it will have to run hard and all summer to stay ahead of the moisture. Any tips or tricks to deal with this? Thanks!
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In conditions like that, best to keep it full, and have an additive that also serves as a water absorbent put in when it's filled0 -
Are you sure it is water?
Just making sure. a piece of white paper will be tinted pink if it is not water leaking out.Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.
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Good point Charlie
Is there a very wide swing in temperature in your garage from night to day ? I think it would have to be - for water to condense on the outside of the tank .0 -
Thanks...
Hi all,
Thanks for your input - many good ideas! Putting in an additive is a darn good idea. Used to live in AK and people would park in the garage in winter; ice cold gas + heated garage = a whole lot of condensation in the fuel tank. Reverse conditions but same results. It is water on the tank, I did the paper check. It also doesn't happen on drier/lower humidity days. The garage is basement level, below ground level and was pretty cool as summer started, as was the oil. The door gets used quite a bit so quite a bit of hot air gets in. The oil has slowly warmed up and the dripping has slowly decreased. I'm thinking about putting a heater in the garage, so this hopefully won't happen next summer. Had to put a dehumidifier in the garage to keep the moisture down for the last two weeks or so. The moisture was really starting to cause some mold problems.0 -
condensation
How about an oil tank heater and/or some tight fittihg insulation?The oil and the tank have to be colder than the warm humid air for condensation to occur.0
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