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Ran out of oil, unable to restart with bleeding

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Juggatweet
Juggatweet Member Posts: 16
edited February 25 in Oil Heating

EK System 2000 - usually when we run out I grab 5 gallons of diesel, dump it, bleed it and it's good to go. I've done 10 gallons of diesel and bled it at least 10x still goes off as soon as it gets to ignition eact time. Do I just keep trying?

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  • HydronicMike
    HydronicMike Member Posts: 323

    "…usually when we run out…" Stop running out. You're not helping your system
    Either you're not doing it correctly, you clogged up your oil line/filter/strainer/nozzle, or you did bleed it correctly and it's not lighting.
    Time to get someone in there who knows what they are doing.

    JuggatweetRobertw
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 7,024

    usually when we run out I grab 5 gallons of diesel

    Do you let your vehicle run out of fuel?

    Juggatweet
  • Juggatweet
    Juggatweet Member Posts: 16

    Thanks @HydronicMike I realized I was leaving the bleeder open too long, closed it timely and it started up the first time. Not running out of fuel would be a great plan, I just always forget to check it. #goals

    Big Ed_4Robertw

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