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How water leaks into or condenses inside of a buried oil tank - water in USTs

Water contamination of oil storage tanks:

This article explains how water gets into buried oil tanks or underground oil storage tanks. We explain how to test for or visually check for water in a buried or above-ground oil storage tank, and how to get water out of an oil tank. Extensive free un-biased oil storage tank inspection and testing advice for property buyers and owners is provided at this website.

This article series explains the problems caused by water accumulation in oil tanks, how water gets into the oil tank, how to measure water in the oil tank, how to remove water from oil storage tanks regardless of whether the oil tank is indoors, outdoors above ground, or buried, and how to prevent water from getting into an oil storage tank.

This website provides detailed information about underground (buried) oil storage tanks (USTs), aboveground oil storage tanks (ASTs), above ground fuel storage tanks, reporting and cleaning up oil tank leaks, and choosing among oil tank leak testing methods. The buried oil tank illustration (above) is provided courtesy of Carson Dunlop Associates, a Toronto home inspection, education & report writing tool company [ carsondunlop.com ].

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How Does Water Get Inside a Buried Heating Oil Storage Tank

Photograph of an oil tank filler flush with the ground.

Oil tank fill cap below ground (C) Daniel Friedman


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