Steel Oil Tanks

[mpooley]

does anyone know where i can get a 2500 ltr steel domestic heating oil tank.

I can only find plastic ones and i am worried about the life expectancy of plastic?

thanks

Mike

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

http://www.fuelproof.co.uk/domesticheatingoiltanks/index.htm

 

[mpooley]

thanks Huge
I just got a price of £598 + Vat from them which i didnt think was bad.
Unfortunately they want £250 to deliver it

 

[xr4x4]

i see they have omitted the weight..!!

maybe if its a two man lift job, hire a van and go pick it up?

 

[Hugh Jaleak]

Hmmm, is a bit big to go through the post. Hiring a van might be an option, sure they'll load it on for you. Its getting the damn thing off again unless you have a friendly neighbour with a forklift.

 

[Boxerman]

Just fitted a Fuelproof one myself and very happy with it, you could try http://www.wilestanks.co.uk as they don't appear to be far away from you.

 

[Burnerman]

Just curiously looking at the sizes of those things - the capacity and dimentions aren't that different between bunded and single skin.....?
My own plastic tank can take a spill of 110% capacity so its a huge thing - with a small capacity!
John

 

[Boxerman]

Just curiously looking at the sizes of those things - the capacity and dimentions aren't that different between bunded and single skin.....?
My own plastic tank can take a spill of 110% capacity so its a huge thing - with a small capacity!
John

That's what I thought when I was buying one, however it's guaranteed for 10 years and if one skin on a bunded tank fails you have to replace it anyway so went for the much cheaper single skin in the end!!

 

[Burnerman]

So is it OK to use a single skin steel tank then - I thought that 99% off all installations had to be bunded....or does that just apply to plastic?
I'm sick of the tiny capacity of mine. I used to go for drops of 2200 litres but now all I can go for safely is 1000 ltr. The tank is the size of the Exxon Valdez too.
John

 

[Boxerman]

So is it OK to use a single skin steel tank then - I thought that 99% off all installations had to be bunded....or does that just apply to plastic?
I'm sick of the tiny capacity of mine. I used to go for drops of 2200 litres but now all I can go for safely is 1000 ltr. The tank is the size of the Exxon Valdez too.
John

A popular misconception is that tanks have to be bunded, under 3500 lts they don't have to be unless building regs stipulate otherwise (i.e. within X distance of a non fire-rated building etc)

for more info: http://www.oftec.org/documents/EG_dom_oil_storage_aw.pdf

 

[mickroyds]

Having come across a couple of oil tanks, one of which we had to cut up to remove, I was amazed at the rusted internal sides of the tank, also a near neighbour had problems with a filter blockage on his system, particles of rust.
Tilted the tank away from the outlet to overcome it.

My vote is for plastic.

Cheers Mick

 

[Tipper]

Tilting the tank away from the outlet also helps stop water that has collected under the oil getting into the oil supply pipe.

 

[simond]

I think I'd go for a metal one next time.

The price of oil being what it is, it is far more difficult for the pikies to steal from it.

Also immune from kids with airguns bought for Christmas, falling branches and better with small extraneous fires.

 

[simond]

And, if forgot, recyclable.

 

[oilhead]

Tilting the tank away from the outlet also helps stop water that has collected under the oil getting into the oil supply pipe.

All installation instructions specify the tank should be "toed" this way for precisely this purpose. Steel tanks invariably have a tapping for a drain cock, so that this catchment can be drained. Why plastic tanks don't have this, I can never understand, particularly when the take off is a couple of inches off the bottom.