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Oil Tank Inspection Checklist OIL TANK HOME ABOVE GROUND OIL TANK INSPECTIONS BURIED OIL TANK ADVICE BURIED OIL TANKS, FINDING FLOATING UP OIL STORAGE or SEPTIC TANKS FUEL OIL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS HEATING OIL EXPOSURE HAZARDS, LIMITS OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE OIL TANK FAILURE CAUSES OIL TANK FAILURE RATES OIL TANK GAUGES OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORTS ABOVE GROUND OIL TANK INSPECTIONS INSPECT VISIBLE OIL TANKS OIL FILL & VENT OIL TANK SUPPORT ABANDONED INDOORS ABOVE GROUND OUTDOOR OIL TANKS OIL TANK HISTORY REVIEW OIL TANK CHECKLIST OIL TANK LEAK ADVICE FLOATING UP OIL STORAGE or SEPTIC TANKS FUEL OIL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES OIL TANK LEAK ADVICE OIL TANK LIFE OIL TANK PIPING DEFECTS OIL TANK PRESSURE OIL TANK REMOVAL COs OIL TANK REMOVAL FINANCIAL AID OIL TANK REGULATIONS OIL TANK SLUDGE OIL TANK STANDARDS OIL TANK TESTING OIL TANK REPORT LANGUAGE OIL TANK WATER CONTAMINATION More Information InspectAPedia Blog - News Updates Air Conditioning & Heat Pumps Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Privacy Policies Contact Us |
This document provides a checklist for visual inspection of oil storage tanks. It was provided by an experienced oil heat distributor who also offers oil heat service and other plumbing services in New York's Hudson Valley area. Oil companies who sell and deliver oil to commercial and private residential oil storage tanks issue warnings to their clients about possible oil tank leakage and offer some advice. This information is quoted from an information sheet and "checklist" provided by a New York heating oil contractor. Readers should see ABOVE GROUND OIL TANK INSPECTIONS. Oil company service employees are using this checklist to perform a field check of residential heating oil tanks. The item(s) which the inspector feels are pertinent to the homeowner are simply circled, and the sheet is provided (in carbon copy form) to the homeowner.[Your attention is directed to item 5, in particular. It is possible that the chief function of this "inspection" is to attempt to reduce the liability of the oil company for future spills. Note that at one installation, where two new oil tanks were installed and where there are no leaks, item 1 of the form below had *not* been marked.] Also see Visual Inspection of Above Ground Residential Heating Oil Storage Tanks - ASTs for photos and details of visibly detectable oil tank defects. © Copyright 2009 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website. Buried or Above-Ground OIL TANK INSPECTION CHECKLIST
You, the customer, are legally responsible for your oil tank and connections. An oil spill occurring because of an old and rotted tank, fill or vent pipes, could cause you a good deal of aggravation and possibly a great deal of money for a clean up. Starting this year [ca 1995 or earlier-DJF.], in the course of our cleanings, we will inspect your fuel tank (for tanks which can be seen and gotten to) for any telltale signs of deterioration, and make our recommendation to you. We highly suggest that you follow our recommendations!" 1. __ At this time the tank appears solid and leak free 2. __ Tank solid but showing signs of rust 3. __ Tank has extended rust and should be replaced 4. __ Tank is very rusted & pitted, metal getting thin. Should be replaced as soon as possible. 5.__ Tank is over 18 years, recommend replacement 6. __ You have an in ground tank between 10 and 18 years old, tank should be pressure tested. [Note: DJF disagrees. If you're going to test a tank, a soil test, which costs about the same as a pressure test, will be more definitive. A tank could have leaked previously, had piping repairs, and a leak could go undetected by pressure testing] 7. __ Your in ground tank has water in it. Tank should be pressure tested to find out why. 8. __ You have an in ground oil tank more than 18 years. Tank should be replaced with either an in ground fiberglass tank or a 275 gallon in house tank. 9. __ Pipe joint compound on fill or vent pipes dried out. Piping should be ���reworked. 10. __ Needs fill cap(s) 11. __ Fill piping pitched wrong way 12. __ Vent piping pitched wrong way 13. __ Vent too small 14. __ Vent plugged or improper venting I _____________ have inspected the oil tank at this house and recommend the following
Comments:______________________________________________________ Age of tanks unknown __________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ I __________________________(homeowner name) residing at __________________ ______________________________________________________________________ have read the above tank inspection report. The mechanic has explained his findings to me and made his recommendations to me. Tank size_________________� Date____________ Location__________________��Signed___________________ (Thanks to Bob Juliano of Juliano Heating & Plumbing, Poughkeepsie, NY whose form is quoted.) ... Technical Reviewers & References
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