I was wondering what everyone is using for delivery of the oil for their heaters.

Currently I have two methods of delivering oil to my heater. Electronically controlled solenoid valve with independently controllable on and off timers (works well when the oil level is above output end) and a variable speed peristaltic pump that I recovered from the scrap hopper. I am looking for a back up pump that is 115V (24VAC would be ok too), variable speed, capable of lifting fuel no more than 4 feet and capable of delivering 0.1-1.0 gallons per hour.

I am looking for something that is commercially available and reasonably priced ($50-75).

Any suggestions?

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Good luck, let us know if you find one.

I had to custom build my veg heater metering pumps to get the results you indicate. I using Suntec furnace burner fuel oil pumps turned slowly with 12 volt windshield wiper motors that had there speed controlled using cheap 12 volt dc pulse width modulated speed controllers, these have worked extremely well for the last couple winters and the 12 volts dc allows for easy battery backup if the power goes out. These pumps can flow from about 1/3 pint/hr up to about 1 3/4 gallons/hr and the flowrate is stable and repeatable.