Oil Tank Vent Alarm

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jimmygmartin Active Contributor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 17	Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 9:34 AM
	I have a Bi-Leval home with the entry foyer 1/2 way between the first and second floor. The 275 Gal. oil tank is located under the foyer sideways. The fill and vent pipes are soldered copper and go to the outside of the house by the front door. My new oil supplier is having trouble filling my tank completely or almost competely. He told me that the "whistle" needs to be removed and cut shorter. Questions: I think this is on the Vent ? I will have to cut the copper pipe to remove the "whistle". When I reinstall it how do I solder the pipe safely? Any other sugested joinery? How much do I cut the "whistle"? Thanks in Advance
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moore Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23	#1 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 3:02 PM
	leave your whistle alone add another vent pipe and plumb it ouside at a higher point than your existing vent. The tanks I'm familiar with have extra ports that are plugged. Do all your soldering install a union then tap your tank.
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jimmygmartin Active Contributor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 17	#2 In reply to #1 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 3:10 PM
	Thanks for the reply, I am confused however; how does this solve my oil delivery man's problem??
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moore Active Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 23	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 3:58 PM
	his problem is he's putting more fuel into the tank than the vent can relieve the air out of the tank by adding another vent without a whistle he should be able to vent the tank to fast enough to fill
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jimmygmartin Active Contributor Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 17	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 4:03 PM
	Makes sense, Thanks.
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bwire Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upper Mid-west USA Posts: 7498 Good Answers: 97	#5 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/03/2009 11:19 PM
	Tell the oil supplier to stop filling when he hears the gurgle. It will gurgle prior to the the whistle __________________ If death came with a warning there would be a whole lot less of it.
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Anonymous Poster	#6 Re: Oil Tank Vent Alarm 08/04/2009 12:06 PM
	You were happy with your old supplier, so, ask the new delivery man to decrease the filling flow. I don't think he would mind, unless he's got a hi-speed delivery route. You are the customer. Yahlasit
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