I didn't have the funds to put the minimum oil delivery of 50 gallons (210$) in my oil tank. I bought a yellow diesel container and bought 2 gallons of diesel. I intended on purchasing and pouring 2 gallons at a time until I got 14 gallons in the oil tank because I knew I couldn't lift the yellow container too high if it had too much fuel in it). It was simple enough to pour the 2 gallons into my 275 gallon tank BUT then I wound up dropping the 6" clear plastic spout from the yellow container into my oil tank. I see no way to get it out. Any assistance would be appreciated. Maybe this plastic will dissolve and pass through. Maybe it doesn't. The line leading from tank into my home and the burner is more narrow than the plastic nozzle I dropped in the tank. I am in the N.E. but we are in a heat wave right now so I really didn't need much fuel and needed to wait three weeks for my next pay check to purchase the 50 gallon minimum. Thank you.

Don't worry, it won't dissolve. Worst case is it would get in front of the outlet and restrict the line. If you are almost empty, just let it run completely empty, or drain the tank and use a flashlight and some sort of rigging device to fish the nozzle out. Shouldn't be too bad with an empty tank. Would be near impossible with a full tank. If the opening is big enough to get a small shop vac hose down there, you may be able to retrieve it with a powerful shopvac (as long as the tank is empty).

I wouldn't worry about it. The nozzle won't dissolve, it is made to withstand petroleum products. I don't see how it could block or restrict the line with the shape that it is.

I agree, Harold. But if he does want to retrieve it, I just thought about it, and when he gets the tank filled, the spout should float, right? May make it easier to get a hold of, if you could get it to float right up to the fill hole,, that's the tricky part, lol.