As outdoor temperatures decrease fuel oil starts getting cloudy but that doesn t affect the furnace since the flow of oil from the tank isn t affected.
Outdoor oil tank freezing.
If he can t you can contact.
How does heating oil freeze.
With your outdoor fuel oil tank there are things to think about in the winter months to help ensure your heating continues to flow inside your home.
When the temperature outdoors drops to freezing 32f or 0 c the heating oil in your tank starts to thicken.
The problem starts when the outside temperature drops below 20 degrees fahrenheit.
Explain the problem to your oil dealer.
The following steps are presented in order of least expense and or level of difficulty to perform or operate down.
In the photo shown here the oil lines are taken off of the top of the oil tank so as to avoid picking up water that may be present in the tank avoiding the icing problem.
He might be able to solve the problem for you.
Oil doesn t freeze in the same sense that water does.
Install the oil filter indoors.
Suffice it to say the colder it gets outside and the longer your oil sits in that cold the more likely the heating oil in your tank and line will gel.