What Happens When Your Oil Heater Runs Out of Oil?

Don't Let Your Heating Oil Tank Run Below 1/4

It’s much better for your heating system if you don’t let the oil tank run out of oil. What happens when your heater runs out of oil is simple: it stops working and you’ll need to order more. There’s a safety primary control in place in every oil heater that shut off the oil burner when there’s no flame.

Sludge, rust and Impurities tend to settle at the bottom of your heating oil tank. When you run out of fuel, these contaminants make their way through the fuel lines and may clog the oil filter, oil pump and oil nozzle. This might result in your oil heater needing expensive repairs.

When you refill the tank, you need to bleed the air out of the oil line and check for proper operations. Clog nozzles and oil filters may cause the fire to produce soot or cause a heater fire. A clog oil pump may cause the heater to not run at all. Always have your system check by a trained service technician.

When you refill the fuel oil tank you may need to bleed the air out of the oil line.

Our professionals are extremely prompt and reliable. If you need a heating oil delivery, give us a call and we’ll be right there.

If you have any questions about running out of heating oil your heating oil tank or fuel oil pipes, please call us @ (215) 945-4833