Tigerloop

Tiger loop is an “oil de-aerator”, what does it do? Simple put, an oil de-aerator removes the air, or more precisely the bubbles, from the fuel so that these bubbles don’t cause all kinds of mischief in the fuel system. Bubbles cause mischief? How can those soft little things that make bubble baths, champagne, and exotic dancers so much fun cause mischief? Well, in a fuel system they can. Remember, safe, reliable oil heat needs basically two things: (1) good equipment that is well maintained, and (2) clean fuel that is free of contamination. And by contamination I mean no dirt, water, or bubbles.

“Bubbles are Bad...” two kinds of bad bubbles are in fuel systems: air and gases. If it’s air bubbles, it means either a leak in the system or the bubbles were delivered with the oil. Leaks can be fixed if they can be found. Delivered air is another story. These bubbles are suspended in the oil when it arrives and is the result of the oil having been churned up during loading, transporting, and delivery. Take and fill an empty soft drink bottle with fuel oil and give it a shake to simulate the kind of treatment that fuel oil gets between the loading rack and its ultimate destination in the customer’s tank. You’ll see how long it takes to clear, and that’s just the bubbles you can see with the naked eye. The really small bubbles you can’t see, and those are the ones that can accumulate in even the tightest of systems. No job is immune; all systems have these bad bubbles.

Also take note of the flow control valve, just in case there is a failure of any of the oild delivery components upstream

 

 

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