Recent content by malarson

If you are heating with fuel oil and you have gas/propane available, switch TODAY!! My parents use fuel oil at both their primary home and also at their summer lake home (trailer). Over the winter the tank at the lake leaked, its above ground. We are currently 6 weeks into the cleanup at a cost...

I have an outdoor fuel oil tank for my garage. I also had water problems, the line would freeze in between uses (only ran it when I was going to be out there working). My solution was to elevate the end of the tank where the fuel comes out, line is in the bottom of the tank. I simply put a 2x4...

So a little backstory here...18 yrs ago right next to this garage I built a new 24 x 36 garage. Literally 3 feet from it. My plan was to get the new garage built and tear down the old one, the bldg insp. actually wrote a demolition permit for it when he inspected the footings, he said I needed...

Hey guys. I've got an old one car garage in my back yard next to my 24x36 shop. Its just for storage for my tractor/mower/yard tools. I rebuilt it maybe 14 yrs ago, new siding panels, roof, etc. Thats all in great shape, but the sill is rotting. It sits right on the concrete slab and has gotten...

Bought mine here, very happy with it. Bought a 9k 2 post. Been a couple years but it was under 2k delivered (to my works loading dock) www.gregsmithequipment.com

I had problems with my lines freezing right where it comes out of the tank. Added heat tape, insulation, nothing helped. I only have a 150 gallon tank, so this may not be work for bigger tanks, but what I did was put a 2x4 under the legs on the end where the lines come out, any moisture will...

Here's a tip I learned, put a 2x4 under the legs of the tank on the end where the line comes out, if you get any water in the tank it will seperate and run to the other end...and freeze there instead of in the line.

The easiest way?? Get rid of the Dodge and buy a Ford. My '01 F150 has a plastic trough under the filter, all the oil runs into it and into the drain pan. Wipe it out and your done. One of Ford's better ideas......

It's pretty cold here in Michigan right now, and the fuel line froze. I thawed it out, bled the line, have fuel pumping out the bleed screw, but it won't fire. I took the nozzle assy out and replaced the nozzle, blew air thru the assy and removed the small high pressure line and blew air thru it...

Hey Phil, what are you doing here? I posted this question on the VMF also!!

I'm trying to install this thermostat on my Lennox fuel oil furnace. It's a 2 wire system, the t'stat has 2 connections "W" and "RH". What terminals do they attach to on the transformer? There are 5 terminals, but the top 2 are not connected to anything, 2 of the others have wires soldered to...

Thanks for the reply. After going through the wall (to the outside) it will run up past the roof. I have a 1 ft overhang so I will keep it at least that far from the building.

I'm in the process of installing a used Lennox fuel oil furnace in my garage. I'm not sure about the chimney, I know it needs to be a class A, but holy cow is that expensive! I am running it throught the back wall (2x4 stud), can I just run the class A throught the wall and use the cheapo stuff...