Heating I Section#1 Furnace - Gas and Oil Quiz#12

This study session deals with the oil storage and piping system for oil furnaces.

The estimated completion time for this study session is forty-five minutes.

Objectives
At the end of this study session, you should be able to:

• List five problems found with oil storage tanks.
• List four problems found with oil, fill and vent pipes.
• List four problems found with oil supply lines.
• List two problems found with the oil filter.

Explain why an exterior, above-ground oil storage tank needs a 2 inch oil supply line, rather than the typical 1/4 inch diameter line.

The large pipe allows the oil to flow through the line when the temperature is very low. Oil becomes very viscous at low temperatures.

List 3 conditions which can be found with oil filters.

1. Leaks

2. Dirty

3. Missing

List 4 conditions which can be found with oil supply lines.

1. Leaks

2. Corrosions/mechnical damage

3. Unprotected

4. Undersized. 

List 4 conditions which can be found with oil tank fill and vent pipes.

1. Leaks

2. Missing cap

3. Abandoned

4. Damaged/corroded

List 5 conditions which can be found with oil storage tanks.

1. Poor location

2. Leakage

3. Rusting

4. Underground

5. Empty

What is the implication of a buried oil tank if the oil furnace in the house is still being used?

The implications include fuel leakage, which is an environmental issue. There may be a significant cost to clean up the soil and remove the tank. There is the issue of removing the tank, because it will eventually collapse. In some areas, the tank is allowed to be filled with sand or a concrete slurry

The oil vent pipe allows:

air to escape from the tank when the tank is filled