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constant level oilers

Thread starter skinns
Start date Aug 1, 2015

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Aug 1, 2015

skinns

Petroleum

Can someone explain to me the principle of operation of a gravity fed oiler on a pump system. How does it maintain a constant level in the pump reservoir? Is it because when the reservoir is full, there is a little pressure inside and the pressure is higher than the gravity oiler not allowing any oil to flow?