Andrew21
09-23-2008, 05:05 PM
Hi there,
Since my grandma's passing, me and my dad are taking care of the house. She has the oil man come to fill up her tank but since she passed we barely keep the heat on..just enough so pipes don't burst. We really didn't use any oil/heat last year but since the oil man came by, he filled it up 15 gallons! HOLY COW! 15 gallons?!?! The guage was full when the last time we checked in May. How can it use 15 gallons of oil?! Anyway, we're thinking that the neighbors might have siphoned it out (highly unlikely) or some strange thing happening to the line. Who knows. Is there a lock we can put on it from the outside? Also is there a check valve in that line so nobody can take the oil? Curious....
Since my grandma's passing, me and my dad are taking care of the house. She has the oil man come to fill up her tank but since she passed we barely keep the heat on..just enough so pipes don't burst. We really didn't use any oil/heat last year but since the oil man came by, he filled it up 15 gallons! HOLY COW! 15 gallons?!?! The guage was full when the last time we checked in May. How can it use 15 gallons of oil?! Anyway, we're thinking that the neighbors might have siphoned it out (highly unlikely) or some strange thing happening to the line. Who knows. Is there a lock we can put on it from the outside? Also is there a check valve in that line so nobody can take the oil? Curious....