How to transfer heating oil from one tank to another?

Use a barrel pump. Here is one from Harbor Freight for $30.

http://www.harborfreight.com/barrel-pump-45743.htm...

Check the website. You may have a store near you. If not it is available through mail order.

Herb

Hi There,

You can probably use a hand operated oil transfer pump to do the job.

They cost about $300- to purchase and the one below delivers one liter per revolution of the crank handle. Link below for an example.

If the oil is too thick to pump easily you might try heating up the oil using an electric heater with the air directed towards the tank ( might take a few hours but should work).

Heating the oil might allow your drill operated pump to work so you can save some money by waiting a few hours for the oil to heat.

Be careful to not let the oil heat up too much.

Hope this helps,

Al

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How to transfer heating oil from one tank to another?

I am trying to transfer heating oil from one tank to another. I know I can do this with a petroleum transfer pump. Is there any other way w/o high cost. I cannot find a place that will rent one. Tried a drill siphon and it did not work. Oil must be too thick? Thanks

I can't believe a pump will cost so much - how high is a heating tank, maybe 6 feet ? I just paid £60 for a new top quality hand-operated water pump for a motor boat, over 50gal/min. A good 2nd-hand diesel pump on Ebay ? Must be less than $50 for a motorised one... Great idea from the other person though, just join the 2 tanks & open the valves, job 1/2 -done for v. little effort. Top answer !

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Home heating oil doesn't go bad in a tank. After a few years it does collect sludge and sediment in the bottom. You can pump it from one tank to the other with very little problem I would save a few gallons that is left in the bottom for waste. I wouldn't bother if the old tank had little oil in it as you wouldn't want to transfer the sludge and crap into the new tank. Uncle Sam has pumped millions upon millions of gallons into abandoned coal mines as a reserve in case of a shortage during war. These old mines are being used as fuel storage tanks and if need be they can be pumped out and the oil used in times of trouble

A old trick I used in the trade was a basic water pump; with the suction side ball valve and a length of garden hose attached. Dropped it into the float valve hole.

The discharge has a longer length of garden hose that will reach another oil container, whether it be an oil drum, tank or separate plastic diesel (yellow in colour) jugs.

Helps to have two people for this job.

I bought a diesel barrel pump at Harbor Freight for $30 after 25% discount coupon.

Got the hose and clamp at home depot for $10.

I think I may get a "T" fitting to replace the switching control valve that is there now.

There might be a release valve connected at the bottom of the tank, so you can drain it into oil cans, but expect to make a mess.

you can buy a cheap manual diesel pump for emptying drums as diesel is the same as heating oil and much thicker than most liquids it should work, has a pipe to go in the tank and a cranked wheel to pump and a hose for the outlet

Why would you want to.

Just open the valve between the two tanks and both tanks should transfer / Higher tank to the lower tank.to the same level in each tank.