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Edited: Jan 19, 2020

A terrible tragedy has occurred

Right to the point. My home is heated with diesel. A failure of the heater caused a light soot to fill and circulate around the home. Two of my lovely ladies are covered with it. The third was covered and received minimal damage. The soot is small enough that it is stuck in the pores of the tpe. Soap and water is not enough to get it out. Going to take a lot of work and a lot of oil to clean them up.

If your home is heated with diesel take the proper precautions.

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34 Comments

chezburgler

Oct 26, 2020

Other things that can happen with fuel burners is the heat exchanger can go out (rupture) causing a lot of soot and smoke in your house. Thankfully I just converted to gas before my beauty came.

davidg

Jan 20, 2020

Ok, one more picture for fun.

I said, "babe, could you bring me another beer?". She said, "yeah, come and get it!"

Thanks for the idea @Loverofdolls215

davidg

Jan 20, 2020

So I won't continue this thread unless there are any questions or comments. When all of the clean up is done I will perhaps do a family photo.

davidg

Jan 20, 2020

One beautiful lady. Two more to go.

Now to protect her so she stays this way.

rk105rider

Jan 20, 2020

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She is beautiful...Great job!

davidg

Jan 20, 2020

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@rk105rider Thank you.

davidg

Jan 19, 2020

For sake of conversation and education, I present to you a before and after.

Unknown member

Jan 20, 2020

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What a difference! She looks good glossy with oil, too...

davidg

Jan 20, 2020

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@alexchangander Yep. This is my favorite step in the cleaning process. It's difficult to stay...focused.

davidg

Jan 19, 2020

So although my housing situation is unique I know that there are a lot of stick-built houses in North America that are still heated with diesel. I wanted to get a word of caution out to anybody that it may apply to.

Fantastic Plastic

Jan 19, 2020

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Yes, any heating systems that utilize oil for fuel is subject to the problem called Puff Back.

Usual causes include a leaking nozzle or other components inside the burner box.

Buildup inside the burner box as well as the flue.

but anything causing an incomplete burn of the fuel can contribute to this.

Im sure you already know all this and more, just trying to help.

davidg

Jan 19, 2020

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I have Engineering and HVAC in my background which is why I am a little disappointed with myself. I noticed some build-up on glass surfaces a few weeks ago but didn't think it through. In my case is was build-up in burn chamber right at the air/fuel mix ports.

rk105rider

Jan 19, 2020

Sorry for your troubles. Glad to see the Mineral Oil is working, on your Dolls. But, what about the rest of your House and Furniture? That is going to be a real challenge, to clean...walls, ceilings, floors, counters covered with an oily residue. And any fabrics on the furniture and curtains/drapes; might be ruined...

davidg

Jan 19, 2020

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@Fantastic Plastic ...and I hate those evil bunnies.

davidg

Jan 19, 2020

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One question. Does excess mineral oil soak into the tpe or do I need to wipe it off? I read some where that it soaks in but not sure if I can trust that.