| Checking how much oil you have left in your tank | | | | bothered enough to check when you do |
| is easy. | | | | remember – that’s the cumbersome part |
| • Look inside (with a torch if necessary) | | | | that may result in a cold house, disgruntled family |
| • Dip a bamboo stick in it | | | | and even an air locked tank. If you’ve had to |
| • Take a piece of string just slightly longer | | | | incur the cost of emergency oil or emergency |
| than the height of your oil tank. Put one end | | | | deliveries (as well as an air locked tank) then its |
| through a tennis ball and tie something such as a | | | | time to consider a more cost effective, hassle |
| piece of coloured cloth, to the other end. Drop | | | | free and family friendly solution. |
| the tennis ball in to your oil tank, where it will | | | | Heating Oil Monitors are by far the easiest option. |
| float, but leave the cloth end on the outside of | | | | You get to have an alarm warn you from the |
| the oil tank. The cloth will appear higher up with | | | | comfort of your home that its time to visit us |
| less oil in the tank as the tennis ball floats | | | | and avoid all the panic and cost involved with |
| downwards (and lower down when the oil tank is | | | | running out of oil. These devices use ultrasound |
| full with the tennis ball floating near the top). | | | | now so there aren't different devices for |
| Checking is easy – just like checking a smoke | | | | different tanks or long bars you have to insert |
| alarm is easy, you just press a button. So why so | | | | into the tank. You get a 10 bar indicator to let |
| many television adverts about checking your | | | | you know just how full your tank is. |
| smoke alarm? | | | | The sensor shown below is for an Apollo |
| Remembering to check is the trick. Being | | | | Ultrasonic and just plugs into your wall. |