I can possibly get some for free. But it's been sitting in a tank in a basement for a decade. Is it still good, or should I pass on the opportunity to save $600? FYI, we have a 50 year old Burnham Boiler, which we use for heat and domestic hot water.
P.S. I have been told that diesel fuel can be substituted for #2 in a pinch, as they are essentially the same. So if any one knows about diesel fuel, that information may be useful.
2007-09-21 03:46:18 · 5 answers · asked by what's with that 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
As long as the tank it was held in has weathered well, you shouldn't have a problem. However, after ten years of disuse, dust, metal corrosion and flakes, humidity, etc, etc, etc, not to mention anything else that may have got into the tanks, which I won't gross you out with (!), may have taken its toll on the overall integrity of the fuel. If you have a way of pumping it through a filter BEFORE you put it in your tank (I assume you're not taking the old tank), then you shouldn't have any problems.
There is another thing to consider, however: Who owns the old tank? If you need to remove the old tank for any reason, you *might* be held liable for any environmental damage caused by leaks, etc, even if you have it professionally done! Even if you don't remove the tank, any large spillage - - no matter how unlikely it may be - - *will* be your problem!
Click on the links, below, for further information. The second link has a nifty article on "Tank Abandonment", about 3/4 of the way down that page. The third link has an interesting point about the uses of kerosene vs #2 vs diesel near the bottom of that page.
Good luck, and keep warm! ;)
2007-09-21 05:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by skaizun 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Does Heating Oil Go Bad
2017-01-19 04:56:52 · answer #2 · answered by glassburn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diesel fuel IS #2 heating oil! The ONLY difference is the amount of taxation! Fuel oil has a tendency to "wax" at low temps. To be on the safe side, I'd recommend mixing the old fuel with new fuel. Be sure you use a separator filter to remove any water the old stuff may have accumulated! ;-)=
2007-09-21 03:58:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Diesel might gel up. But as for heating oil, it shouldn't.
2007-09-21 03:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
bad/bad/bad/take to oil recycle center/you can have big problems with your plan
2016-05-20 00:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋