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   Message 15 of 33   
   Sam to Jeff Wisnia   
   Re: Oil heat - My last words..   
   18 Dec 04 23:01:08   
   
   XPost: misc.consumers, misc.consumers.house, alt.home.repair   
   From: sam@tree.us   
      
   Jeff Wisnia wrote:   
      
   > George wrote:   
   > > "Jeff Wisnia"  wrote in message   
   > > news:FtudnYdhM-MT5V3cRVn-sQ@conversent.net...   
   > >   
   > >>Dr. Hardcrab wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >>>"Jeff Wisnia"  wrote   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>When he didn't hear a whistling overfill alarm signal within a couple of   
   > >>>>seconds after opening the hose nozzle he should have known something was   
   > >>>>wrong and slammed the nozzle closed.   
   > >>>   
   > >>>   
   > >>>Not all tanks have whistles. Should they? Sure. But, as I said, not all   
   > >   
   > > do.   
   > >   
   > >>>   
   > >>>The lack of a simple Scully can ruin one's day...   
   >   
   > I happened to sit next to a fuel oil dealer at my Rotary Club's lunch   
   > meeting yesterday and asked him if tank overfill signals for "hidden"   
   > tanks were required by code here in Taxachusetts. He replied that they   
   > have been for as long as he can remember. He also said that the code   
   > requires capping disconnected fillpipes.   
   >   
   > I don't know nuttin about Jersey though...   
      
   Has been required in NJ for many decades.   
      
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