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Roth Oil Tank Installed Outside
I am looking to replace my almost 30-year-old oil tank. I have 5 foot ceiling in the basement, my house is located on a pond. I would like to replace with a Roth, but it would need to go outside. I ...
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Can I use epoxy to repair leak in a full oil tank?
I discovered a pinhole leak in my home heating oil tank late last night. I was able to catch the leak before it got too serious, and patched it with JB Weld Tank as a temporary fix.
About 1.5 hours ...
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Lack of kitchen ventilation and oil stains in vent
I noticed an oil stain on the air intake vent cover in my kitchen ceiling which leads to the garage.
My theory is that this is due to the lack of ventilation in the kitchen as we don’t have a hood or ...
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Can I replace this old mercury thermostat with a digital one for wood/oil furnace?
I recently moved into a house that was built around 1999, and it has an old Newmac wood/oil combo furnace that seems to be the original heating equipment. It has two separate thermostats in the ...
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Home heating is oil furnace and gas water heater - electrical backup
When electricity goes down, oil furnace and gas water heater will not be able to cycle on and off, correct?
Is there an alternative to a generator for these appliance, preferable battery backup?
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Why is the spigot on my oil heater dripping?
We have fuel oil and a Beckett oil burner that heats our house. I just noticed water is dripping out of this hosebib/spigot at the bottom of it:
What could be causing this and how can I troubleshoot? ...
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Furnace Connect G Wire
I have a dual energy electric/oil furnace that is wired to a thermostat with 2 wires R and W. I don't have any AC. Inside the furnace there is a switch relay to control the fan but it is not connected ...
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New primary control switch problems
About a week ago , I had someone to come in and replace my old RA116 stack switch with a Honeywell R8184G oil primary , for the first day it was fine, next thing I know the furnace turned off and ...
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Old oil furnace with 2 wire thermostat, installing new wifi and need C wire. How can I wire with my current stack switch?
I'm trying to wire a new wifi thermostat and only have two wires, R and W. The stack switch (transformer - pictured) only has two wire slots as well. What is the easiest way to add a common C wire? ...
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