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interweb_gangsta OP t1_jcyctnt wrote

So primary was replaced to fix this issue, but new primary did not make a difference. Analog honeywell was replaced with something else (digital and expensive). Will edit this later with make and model. At work now so can't check.

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interweb_gangsta OP t1_jcybvej wrote

What conclusion can I derive from the grade of the oil? I assume one is lesser quality. How would I know which oil is right for my system? Been using Eastern for awhile and this is a new issue. Could be that my tank got contaminated with water or something.

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TheCloudBoy t1_jcyb7tk wrote

To my understanding (I've been closely watching this as part of a joint weather-equities/commodities venture I'm in), the U.S. panicked and began flooding the market heating oil market starting late 2022 with extra supply from our SPR.

This was not widely discussed or even well understood in local media (shocker), but the prevailing thinking is that this occurred to stem outrage in the Northeast U.S. as oil prices soared. It's also *just* coming out now that U.S. based shale production has been massively underwhelming for months, despite the lavish numbers coming out from the EIA. This would further bolster the idea that SPR releases were targeting demand in the Northeast markets.

I believe both sweet & sour crude stored in the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is of quality, however it's entirely possible that a) it loses this quality the longer it sits in storage and b) you're ultimately seeing the results of this.

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picklehaub t1_jcy8vd5 wrote

I’ve sold about a million gallons of #2 this year and haven’t seen any recurring issues.

You said primary was replaced, what I have seen is a bad primary get put in and cause intermittent failures. What did they put in?

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