Rust on Fill and Vent Pipes

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charlie123
charlie123 Posts: 76
in Oil Heating

Hi all, the attached image shows some rust on the piping to my recently-installed oil tank.

Assuming that the rust won't limit itself to being only a thin coating on the surface and needs to be addressed, what should I have the installer do?

Would a light sanding followed by silicone or paint take care of it?

Thanks for your help

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Posts: 27,911

    That rust is surface. After a few decades it might eat a little into the fittings… after a century or so they might leak.

    If you object to the look of it, get a small wire brush and brush it. Then spray on a coat of Rust-O-leum rusty metal primer, then a coat of whatever colour you fancy.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • charlie123
    charlie123 Posts: 76

    Thanks Jamie.

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Posts: 7,613

    that’s steel. It rusts! Sand it, paint it black and no more rest

    You could ask the installers for Stainless Steel fittings and pipe.

    HydronicMike
  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Posts: 3,611

    Are those cast fittings?

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Posts: 18,978

    Look like malleable to me…………….

    Co-Founder, All Steamed Up, Inc.

    Semi-retired

    Baltimore, MD, USA

  • HydronicMike
    HydronicMike Posts: 454
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1901535#Comment_1901535

    No one is piping oil tanks in stainless steel that I ever seen.

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