Homestead Acres » fuel http://www.homestead-acres.com/blog Encouraging Simplicity In A Hectic World Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:19:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 How To Restart An Oil Furnace Or Hot Water Heater http://www.homestead-acres.com/blog/homesteading/how-to-restart-an-oil-furnace-or-hot-water-heater/ http://www.homestead-acres.com/blog/homesteading/how-to-restart-an-oil-furnace-or-hot-water-heater/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:29:55 +0000 Kim http://www.homestead-acres.com/blog/?p=639 If you heat your home with oil, or perhaps have an oil hot water heater.  What happens if you run out of oil? If you run out in the middle of the night or in a storm and the truck can’t get in to service you right away, you can use diesel fuel as a replacement.  After adding fuel to your tank you will need to bleed out your fuel line.  This video shows you how we do this.

Note Disclaimer: We are sharing what works for us for informational purposes.  And please NEVER use gas in your furnace!

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