One thing we sometimes see when we perform heating system tune-ups for our customers is build up of thick black sludge in the fuel filter.
That sludge is a mix of dirt, rust, and oxidized fuel that settles to the bottom of your tank (the fuel oxidizes when condensation inside the tank – caused by temperature changes – interacts with bacteria and other organisms in the fuel).
While the fuel line for an oil furnace is designed to avoid drawing in this sludge, a routine fill up can stir sludge into the fuel mix. There sludge can clog your filters, rob your heating oil system of efficiency, and even cause your heating system to break down.
So what can you do to prevent heating oil sludge from accumulating? Here are four quick tips:
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