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OIL STORAGE TANKS

ABANDONING OIL TANKS
OIL TANK INDOOR INSPECTION
AFUE DEFINITION, RATINGS
AGE of OIL TANK
ANODES & DIP TUBES on WATER HEATERS

BIOGAS PRODUCTION & USE
BOILERS, HEATING
BURIED OIL TANK ADVICE
BURIED OIL TANKS, FINDING

COMBUSTION PRODUCTS & IAQ

DEFINITION of Heating & Cooling Terms
DIAGNOSE & FIX HEATING PROBLEMS-BOILER
DIAGNOSE & FIX HEATING PROBLEMS-FURNACE
DIRECT VENTS / SIDE WALL VENTS
DIRECTORY of OIL TANK EXPERTS

FILTERS, OIL on HEATING EQUIPMENT
FIRE SAFETY CONTROLS
FLAME COLOR, BLUE vs YELLOW COMBUSTION
FLOATING UP OIL STORAGE or SEPTIC TANKS
FLOODED HEATING EQUIPMENT REPAIR
FLOODED WATER HEATER REPAIR
FUEL OIL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS
FUEL UNIT, HEATING OIL PUMPS

GALVANIC SCALE & METAL CORROSION
GAUGES ON HEATING EQUIPMENT

HEAT LOSS in BUILDINGS
HEAT TAPES, Heat, Insulation prevent Freeze-Up
HEATING COST FUEL & BTU Cost Table
HEATING COST SAVINGS METHODS
HEATING OIL CLOUD WAX GEL POINT
HEATING OIL EXPOSURE HAZARDS, LIMITS
HEATING OIL - OLD, USEABLE?
HEATING OIL PIPING TROUBLES
HEATING OIL SLUDGE
HEATING OIL TANKS
HEATING OIL TYPES & PROPERTIES
HEATING OIL USAGE RATE
HEATING SYSTEM NOISES
HOME BUYERS GUIDE TO OIL TANKS
HOT WATER HEATERS

NO HEAT - BOILER
NO HEAT - FURNACE
NOISE CONTROL for HEATING SYSTEMS
NOISES COMING FROM WATER HEATER

ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE
ODORS FROM HEATING SYSTEMS
OIL BURNERS
OIL BURNER FUEL UNIT
OIL BURNER INSPECTION & REPAIR
OIL BURNER NOISE SMOKE ODORS
OIL BURNER NOZZLE & ELECTRODES
OIL BURNERS, RETENTION HEAD
OIL BURNER SOOT & PUFFBACKS
OIL FILTERS on HEATING EQUIPMENT
OIL FILTER MISSING
OIL FUEL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS
OIL LINE CLOGGING FIX
OIL LINE QUICK STOP VALVES
OIL LINE SAFETY VALVES
OIL ODORS, LEAKY OIL TANK PIPING
OIL PUMP FUEL UNIT
OIL SPILL CLEANUP / PREVENTION
OIL TANKS
OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE
OIL TANK AGE
OIL TANK, BURIED, ADVICE
OIL TANK, BURIED, FINDING
OIL TANK FAILURE CAUSES
OIL TANK FAILURE RATES
OIL TANK FLOATING UP
OIL TANK GAUGES
OIL TANK INSPECTION, ABOVE GROUND
OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORTS
  OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORT TEXT
OIL TANK LEAKS & SMELLS
OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES
OIL TANK LIFE
OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS
OIL TANK PRESSURE
OIL TANK REGULATIONS
OIL TANK REMOVAL COs
OIL TANK REMOVAL FINANCIAL AID
OIL TANK REPORT LANGUAGE
OIL TANK SAFETY
OIL TANK SLUDGE
OIL TANK STANDARDS
OIL TANK STANDARDS - Detailed List
OIL TANK SPILL CLEANUP / PREVENTION
OIL TANK SUPPORT
OIL TANK TESTING
OIL TANK TESTING COs
OIL TANK WATER CONTAMINATION
OIL TANK WATER REMOVAL

SOOT on OIL FIRED HEATING EQUIPMENT
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS

WATER HEATERS

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Typical oil tank fill and vent piping details (C) Carson DunlopInspection Report Language for All Types of Tanks Found at Residential Properties
Oil Storage Tanks, Oil Piping, Gas Piping, Septic Tanks, Water Tanks
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  • Oil tank inspection report text examples - Home inspection report example text for:Buried oil tank inspection report language
    • Above ground oil tank inspection report language
    • Gas piping and LP gas tank inspection report language
    • Septic tank inspection report language
    • Hot water tank inspection report language
    • Water storage tanks and water pressure tank inspection report language
  • OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORTS - separate article
  • Questions & Answers about how to report defects found in all types of tanks used at residential & light commercial properties.
  • References

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  • HEATING OIL TYPES & PROPERTIES - home
  • OIL BURNERS - home
  • OIL TANKS - home
  • OIL FILTERS on HEATING EQUIPMENT
  • OIL FILTER MISSING
  • OIL FUEL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS
  • OIL LINE CLOGGING FIX
  • OIL LINE QUICK STOP VALVES
  • OIL LINE SAFETY VALVES
  • OIL ODORS, LEAKY OIL TANK PIPING
  • OIL PUMP FUEL UNIT
  • OIL SPILL CLEANUP / PREVENTION
  • OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE
  • OIL TANK AGE
  • OIL TANK, BURIED, ADVICE
  • OIL TANK, BURIED, FINDING
  • OIL TANK CODES & STANDARDS
  • OIL TANK FAILURE CAUSES
  • OIL TANK FAILURE RATES
  • OIL TANK FLOATING UP
  • OIL TANK GAUGES
  • OIL TANK INSPECTION, ABOVE GROUND
  • OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORTS
  • OIL TANK LEAKS & SMELLS - home
  • OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES
  • OIL TANK LIFE
  • OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS - home
  • OIL TANK PRESSURE
  • OIL TANK REGULATIONS
  • OIL TANK REMOVAL COs
  • OIL TANK REMOVAL FINANCIAL AID
  • OIL TANK SAFETY
  • OIL TANK SLUDGE
  • OIL TANK SPILL CLEANUP / PREVENTION
  • OIL TANK STANDARDS
  • OIL TANK SUPPORT
  • OIL TANK TESTING
  • OIL TANK TESTING COs
  • OIL TANK WATER CONTAMINATION
  • OIL TANK WATER REMOVAL
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This document lists and links-to our home inspection report language library which describes and suggests reporting language for defects in heating fuel tanks and piping for both oil and gas fuels, and other tank types and tank defects including septic tanks, hot water tanks, water storage tanks, and water pressure tanks.

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Buried Heating Oil Tanks

Carson Dunlop's sketch at page top illustrates an above ground indoor heating oil storage tank.

The documents organized from this page provide sample inspection report language for defects observed in the visual inspection these components. Information here addresses visually-identifiable defects in oil tanks and gas tanks found at residential and light commercial properties, including above ground oil storage tanks (AST), buried or underground storage tanks (UST), water tanks, septic tanks, LP gas storage tanks, and related references and resources.

Contact us to suggest text changes and additions and, if you wish, to receive online listing and credit for that contribution. NOTICE: while example report language is provided here, reproduction of this or any of our web pages or their contents at other websites, in machine readable or electronic form or other soft copy form is prohibited and reproduction in printed documents for sale is also prohibited.

NOTICE: while example report language is provided here, reproduction of this or any of our web pages or their contents at other websites or in printed documents for sale is prohibited

Gas Piping and LP Gas Tanks

Gas Fuel Piping or Tank Faults Gas Piping and Tank Defects - Home Inspection Report Library - sample inspection report language

Heating Oil Tank Inspections

Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Home Inspection Report Language Library: Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Oil Tanks, and Heating Oil Piping

Reporting Buried fuel tanks, Buried fuel oil tanks, oil or gas, basic advice for home owners and home buyers, home inspection report language

Reporting Oil Tanks Home Inspection Report Language Library: Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Oil Tanks, and Heating Oil Piping

The Oil Tank Information Website Heating Oil Underground & Above ground Oil Storage Tank Leaks, Testing, Problems & Solutions

Also see BURIED OIL TANK REPORTS and SEPTIC TANKS and WATER TANK: USES, TROUBLESHOOTING.

Septic Tanks

The Septic Systems Information Website provides in-depth information about the inspection, diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of septic systems. Septic system defects and reporting language are suggested and are organized by type of system such as shown by the examples of original report text files listed below.

NOTICE: while example report language is provided here, reproduction of this or any of our web pages or their contents at other websites or in printed documents for sale is prohibited.

You can also use the links at Related Topics to access the inspection defect recognition or reporting language for the topics listed here.

PLUMBING.044 - Septic Tank MAINTENANCE - Caveas - SEPTIC TANK INSPECTION PROCEDURE
PLUMBING.045 - Septic Tank Maintenance - ADDENDUM- SEPTIC TANK PUMPING SCHEDULE
PLUMBING.047 - Cesspool Tank Maintenance - Addendum - CESSPOOLS and CESSPOOL SAFETY WARNINGS
PLUMBING.048 - Septic Tank Maintenance - Tank Never Pumped Out - SEPTIC CARE INSTRUCTIONS
PLUMBING.049 - Septic Tanks - Steel Tank - Caution - STEEL SEPTIC TANKS

Hot Water Tanks, Hydronic (hot water) heating Boilers

Some of the text indicated by header lines below is presently offline but remains available via DJ Friedman's TechLib for Home Inspectors - we are in process of adding these text files to our online library. As files are added the items below will become live hyperlinks. NOTICE: while example report language is provided here, reproduction of this or any of our web pages or their contents at other websites or in printed documents for sale is prohibited.

HEAT.070     - HW Boilers: Leaks, Corrosion, Expansion Tanks, Air Purge

HOTWATER.026 - Tandem use of sep. heater tank & DHW coil - Alternative Hot Water Sources & Methods
HOTWATER.050 - Relief Valve Problems -
                              RELIEF VALVES - Water Heaters, 
               RELIEF VALVES - Water Tanks, 
               TANKLESS COILS
HOTWATER.082 - Tankless Demand - Thermar - TANKLESS WATER HEATERS
NOINSPEC.052 - Mechanicals: Hot Water Tank Not Inspected - covered Insulate Hot Water Tank?

REFPLMG.R30  - Reference - 
               BOILERS, HEATING, 
                              STEAM HEATING SYSTEMS, 
                              WATER HEATERS

Water Storage and Water Pressure Tanks

WATERSUP.005 - Private Equipment:
                              WATER PUMP CONTROLS & SWITCHES, 
               WATER TANK: USES, TROUBLESHOOTING, 
               WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS installed
WATERSUP.022 - Water Softener - Culligan "F" tank 
                              DIAGNOSE WATER SOFTENER PROBLEMS
WATERSUP.028 - Water Softener - filthy salt tank   
                              SOFTENER CLEANING & SANITIZING
WATERSUP.050 - Pump & Tank installed, oper pressure, ran x mins, caveat -
               WATER PRESSURE & FLOW MEASUREMENT
WATERSUP.051 - Pump & Tank: recently installed equipment - 
               WATER PRESSURE PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS TABLE
WATERSUP.052 - Tank Due for Replacement Soon -
               WATER TANK REPAIRS
WATERSUP.054 - Pressure Relief Valve Needed WATER TANK PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE
WATERSUP.064 - Pump & Tank installed on Community System - pressure booster
               MUNICIPAL WATER PRESSURE IMPROVEMENTS
WATERSUP.086 - Treatment Hookup found for Exchange tank - no equipment
WATERSUP.720 - Large Water Storage Tank - possible limited well
               How Much Water is In the Well?

                 

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Technical Reviewers & References

Related Topics, found near the top of this page suggest articles closely related to this one.

  • Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd., 120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 info@carsondunlop.com. Thanks to Alan Carson and Bob Dunlop, for permission to use illustrations from their publication, The Illustrated Home which illustrates construction details and building components. Carson Dunlop provides home inspection education including the ASHI-adopted a Home Inspection Home Study Course, and publications such as the Home Reference Book, the Home Reference eBook, and report writing materials including the Horizon report writer, and home inspection services. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.

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  • Home Reference Book - Carson DunlopThe Home Reference Book - the Encyclopedia of Homes, Carson Dunlop & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 25th Ed., 2012, is a bound volume of more than 450 illustrated pages that assist home inspectors and home owners in the inspection and detection of problems on buildings. The text is intended as a reference guide to help building owners operate and maintain their home effectively. Field inspection worksheets are included at the back of the volume. Special Offer: For a 10% discount on any number of copies of the Home Reference Book purchased as a single order. Enter INSPECTAHRB in the order payment page "Promo/Redemption" space. InspectAPedia.com editor Daniel Friedman is a contributing author.

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