Precautions for oil stoves
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Our company’s oil furnace has been in use for several years; could there be any problems with the heat transfer oil?
Heat transfer oil ages. This leads to coking on the heated surfaces, which ultimately results in tube rupture and can cause fires or injuries.
Thermal oil should be tested at least once a year.
Regular testing of heat transfer oil includes: residual carbon, esters, viscosity, and flash point. If two of these tests fail, or if the content of decomposed components in the heat transfer oil exceeds 10%, it should be replaced or regenerated.
Thermal oil cannot be used indefinitely
The initial boiling point at 2% and 5% of the full distillation range of heat transfer oil is also an analytical parameter!
As for where the full distillation range is tested, to my knowledge some authoritative testing laboratories do not offer this test.