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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.

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

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The following inspection procedure and report language libraries are now online.

Buried Heating Oil Tanks

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

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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

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.

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PLUMBING.044 - Septic Tank MAINTENANCE - Caveat & Ref. to Attachment Page
PLUMBING.045 - Septic Tank Maintenance - ADDENDUM
PLUMBING.047 - Cesspool Tank Maintenance - Addendum
PLUMBING.048 - Septic Tank Maintenance - Tank Never Pumped Out - Caution
PLUMBING.049 - Septic Tanks - Steel Tank - Caution

Hot Water Tanks

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 - footnote
HOTWATER.050 - Relief Valve Problems - Boilers, DHW, Tankless Coils
HOTWATER.082 - Tankless Demand - Thermar
NOINSPEC.052 - Mechanicals: Hot Water Tank Not Inspected - covered by Insul.

REFPLMG.R30  - Reference - Plumbing, wells pumps tanks

Water Storage and Water Pressure Tanks

WATERSUP.005 - Private Equipment: pump, tank, softener, etc installed
WATERSUP.022 - Water Softener - Culligan "F" tank
WATERSUP.028 - Water Softener - filthy salt tank
WATERSUP.050 - Pump & Tank installed, oper pressure, ran x mins, caveat -
WATERSUP.051 - Pump & Tank: recently installed equipment -
WATERSUP.052 - Tank Due for Replacement Soon -
WATERSUP.054 - Pressure Relief Valve Needed on water supply system tank -
WATERSUP.064 - Pump & Tank installed on Community System - pressure booster
WATERSUP.086 - Treatment Hookup found for Exchange tank - no equipment
WATERSUP.720 - Large Water Storage Tank - possible limited well delivery

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