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 Mobile ViewOIL STORAGE TANKS ABANDONING OIL TANKS 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 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 SITE INSPECTION SIGNS OF BURIED OIL TANKS INDOOR CLUES TO BURIED OIL TANKS OUTDOOR CLUES to BURIED OIL TANKS OIL TANK HISTORY REVIEW BURIED OIL TANK REPORTS 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 SHELF LIFE HEATING OIL SLUDGE HEATING OIL TANKS HEATING OIL USAGE RATE HEATING SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR 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 & GAS PIPING 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 LEAKS & SMELLS OIL TANK LEAK ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FREQUENCY of OIL TANK LEAKS HOME INSPECTOR OIL TANK REPORT OIL TANK LEAK IMPACTS OIL TANK LEAK CAUSES OIL TANK LEAK CLEANUP GUIDE OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING REGULATIONS - ALL OIL TANK REGULATIONS - CANADA OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING in NEW JERSEY OIL TANK LEAK & SIZE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OIL TANK LEAK TESTING LEAKY OIL TANK FILL PIPES OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING BASICS WHAT IF AN OIL TANK IS LEAKING? OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES OIL TANK LIFE OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS CAULK OIL PIPE ENTRANCES FIRE SAFETY CONTROLS HEAT TAPE HAZARD ON OIL TANK OIL FILL & VENT OIL FILL PIPE EXPOSED OIL FILL / VENT PIPE CAP LOST OIL FILL & VENT PIPES UNDERSIZED OIL FILTERS on HEATING EQUIPMENT OIL FILTER MISSING OIL LINE QUICK STOP VALVES OIL LINE SAFETY VALVES OIL LINE CLOGGING FIX OIL LINE EXPOSED OIL LINE SINGLE, UP HIGH OIL LINE SINGLE ON BURIED TANK OIL ODORS, LEAKY OIL TANK PIPING DUAL OIL LINE 2 VALVES DUAL OIL TANKS - PIPING OIL LINE LEAKS OIL LINE QUICK STOP VALVES OIL LINE SAFETY VALVES OIL TANK FILL & VENT LINES APART OIL TANK GAUGES OIL TANK VENT PIPE MISSING OIL TANK PRESSURE OIL TANK REGULATIONS BULK STORAGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING BASICS OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING REGULATIONS - ALL OIL TANK LEAK REPORTING, NEW JERSEY OIL TANK LEAK & SIZE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES OIL TANK REGULATIONS - CANADA OIL TANK LEAK & SIZE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 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 Mesa 2-D TEST for OIL TANK LEAKS PRESSURE TESTING OIL TANKS SOIL TESTING FOR OIL TANK LEAKS STANDARDS FOR TANK TESTING ULTRASOUND TEST for AST OIL TANKS WATER in OIL TANKS, TEST FOR OIL TANK TESTING COs OIL TANK WATER CONTAMINATION Water in Oil Tanks, Problems How Water Gets in Buried Oil Tanks How Water Gets in Above-Ground Oil Tanks How to Keep Water Out of Oil Tanks How to Measure Oil Tank Water Contamination How to Remove Water from an Oil Tank OIL TANK WATER REMOVAL SOOT on OIL FIRED HEATING EQUIPMENT STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS WATER HEATERS More Information |
Building & site history can give evidence of a buried or abandoned oil storage tank: This is guide to finding buried oil storage tanks by using site records, oil company delivery notes, as well as visual inspection. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers nor with topics or services discussed at this website.This article assists property buyers, owners, and inspectors in the location of buried oil tanks or the detection of evidence that an underground (or even an above ground) oil tank is or was in use at a property. The article and photographs used to show the reader ways to find buried oil tanks include examples of clues leading to the discovery of "nearly hidden" buried or underground oil tanks which were found at residential properties and which avoided very costly surprises later for the new owner. Underground oil storage tanks, or UST's, whether still present or previously removed, involve a risk of costly oil leaks and soil contamination which may need to be addressed. Here are investigation methods that any home buyer, owner, or home inspector can apply to reduce these risks by looking for evidence that a buried oil tank is or was at a property. Also see Above Ground Oil Tanks: Visual Inspection. © Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website. SITE HISTORY can help determine if buried oil tanks are or have been at a propertyBuried Tanks: Look at the property before deciding to hire a tank testing company for professional inspection and testing. You can obtain basic information such as the age (property and tank), tank location, and type of oil tank. From a previous use, a buried oil tank may be present or may have been present at a property even if it is now served by an indoor, above ground oil tank or even by LP or natural gas. So don't assume that because you don't see a tank that none was ever used or present at a property. Make a visual site inspection for clues suggesting that one or more tanks is or was present. Even an alert home buyer or home inspector, not charged with an environmental site survey (nor paid for one) might discover evidence of very costly buried tank problems at a property, simply by attending certain visual details and thinking about what they mean. For the case of buried oil tanks, the next few photographs show two cases of the discovery of a nearly-hidden outside oil tank fill pipe which led to the discovery of buried oil tanks. These tanks had not been properly abandoned, risking significant cost to the property owner or buyer. REVIEW OIL TANK HISTORY - Oil Storage Tank History and Tips Assess the Leak RiskHow old is the present oil tank? Tanks approaching 15 to 20 years old have a much greater risk of leaks. If there is no oil tank at the property now, has the heating fuel been converted from oil to gas? Do oil companies in the area have records of having delivered oil to the property? If so, the quantity delivered and tank size information will be on file as well as notes about the tank filler pipe location. If the oil company was hired to remove or abandon the oil tank they should have that data as well. How old is the property? A property more than 30 years old might have had two or more generations of oil tanks at the site. Sometimes local oil delivery companies will check their records of deliveries to a property and can tell you if there were other tanks at other locations at the site. How many property owners have there been? More owners means a greater chance that a tank was removed or abandoned without the current owners's knowing about it. If there is currently an oil tank installed, has the tank been kept relatively full in spring and fall? The extra weight helps prevent tank shifting and related piping leaks, and will reduce water in the fuel (can cause loss of heat) from condensation. Again, delivery records can inform this answer, as can testing the tank for water. Note: these tips are not an oil storage tank installation guide. Proper installation must be done by trained service technicians and must comply with local building codes. In the author's view (DJF), oil tank testing services and professional environmental inspectors are expected to include both a visual screen of the property for clues such as these, and also a combination of other methods to detect buried oil tanks. Some of these include
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