SodaFlavoredSweat t1_iqwm26b wrote on October 3, 2022 at 5:08 PM

Reply to comment by Moot_n_aboot in Order oil now or wait? What’s your plan? by Moot_n_aboot

1/4 tank is 62 gallons on a 275 gallon tank (typically only filled to 250gal) this time of year I’m only I’m using 1 to 2 gallons per day. Means I have almost a month to make a decision.

Also buying a wifi tank level indicator that tracks usage and logs it in an iPhone app and sends me emails or text messages when it’s time to fill up, has been awesome, not having to continually go into he basement and guess how much I have left.

Moot_n_aboot OP t1_iqwmh91 wrote on October 3, 2022 at 5:11 PM

I’ve seen adds for that tank gauge before and was very interested in it. Good results with it? Might need to plan to get one this winter.

SodaFlavoredSweat t1_iqwn1zf wrote on October 3, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Yeah. I don’t wanna get an auto-fill subscription plan because it usually costs extra money for no reason, and I don’t get to shop around.

But then you gotta always be checking your tank, and trusting the float gauge is accurate (it’s not. not even close), and so I’ve run out 3 times in the last 6 years, which is more annoying than anything cause I gotta make trips to the gas station for diesel, then bleed the lines out to get the furnace re-fired.

The sensor was like $180 on Amazon. No accounts or subscriptions required. Just connects to your home wifi and will send you an email or a text message at 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 whatever you set it to.