Yukon Oil Furnace User Manual download pdf (Page 38)

Home-heating Oil Tank Spills

If you’re faced with a leak or an oil spill, follow these steps:

First Response - outside leak or spill

• Stop the ﬂow of oil at its source

• If the leak is in the oil line, turn off the shut-off valve at the tank outlet

• Plug the hole, if it is safe to do so

• Place a container under the oil leak and monitor the fuel level in it

• Contain spilled oil using whatever materials are available (pails, rags, newspapers,

peat moss, cat litter, absorbent pads, sheets of plastic, etc.). Never ﬂush spilled oil or

contaminated materials down the drain or sewer

• Use absorbent material to mop up the spill

• Turn off your furnace to keep it from attempting to ignite without a fuel supply

• Call the 24 hour Yukon Spill Report Line 867-667-7244 (collect calls are accepted)

or B.C. 1-800-663-3456

• Call your heating oil supplier for transferring remaining oil from the leaking tank

• Contact your insurance company as soon as possible

• Take pictures of the spill and record details

Remember:

Not reporting a spill is an unlawful act!

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