Why your float old oil tank gauge might be lying to you
If you've noticed your heating bill climbing but the needle hasn't budged, your float old oil tank gauge might be stuck or broken. It's one of those parts of a home that nobody really thinks about until they're shivering in the living room because the furnace died in the middle of a cold snap. Most of these gauges are pretty low-tech, which is usually a good thing, but they aren't immortal. They sit there for decades, bobbing up and down in a dark tank of heating oil, and eventually, they just get tired. ...