Questions tagged [oil]
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Door squeaks - which oil?
I have a squeaking door hinge and a some things that may possibly fix it, but which one should I prefer for the use case?
Fine Oil
"Grease" (other languages say sth. like "Oil lubricating and adhesive")
Graphite
(This set of 3)
There is no list of…
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oil furnace sooting extensively
In December 2023 I noticed lottsa smoke coming from my furnace. I live in florida, so dont use it too much. I did a smoke test and draft check january 2023 and all was good.
It was still heating house fine.
Many years ago I started doing my own…
Paul Mars
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Air in oil line oil heater
See pic. That is my current setup that gets air when i bleed it. Less then 1 second of tiny bubbles shortly after i open bleed port. Heater never cycled off for 45 minutes as i bleed it over and over. If the bleed was closed < 20 seconds, then no…
Paul Mars
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What is this blue stuff on my oil tank bung?
I'm trying to install a smart oil monitor on my oil tank, which requires me to remove one of the bungs. Instead of pipe dope, which is what I was expecting, each bung is sealed by some sort of hard blue material holding it in place. What is it,…
Kevin McKenzie
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when to replace oil furnace shutoff solenoid?
Pressure held for 24 hours, then I removed gauge.
Suntec a2va-7116 says pressure will drop then hold when burner is shut off. "Cut off pressure could be less then 80%. The important operation is that it drops to some level and stops." "If pressure…
Paul Mars
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