Oil Tank Removal and Installation

[The Real BigGuy]

Out of curiosity, what was approximate cost of tank?


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[tummyman]

In 2012 when I purchased the tank, it was $1800 delivered without installation. My boys and I installed the tank in the crawl space on a 6 inch reinforced concrete pad and each end is anchored to the pad with an eyebolt in the concrete and stainless steel cable attached to anchor points on the tank. I have lots of pictures...send me a private message with an email and I'll send along some pictures if you want. Fred

[TiltonBB]

Two stories:

A friend had his basement oil tank replaced and the new one was put in a different basement location. The old fill pipe was never removed and the next time the truck showed up to deliver oil they pumped over 200 gallons into the basement through the disconnected fill pipe. The cleanup, including removing the concrete slab, was extensive and the lingering oil smell in the whole house was significant.

In 1985 purchased a house with a 1,000 gallon in ground oil tank that I assumed was installed when the house was built. That was about 35 years before my purchase. Each summer I was glad to fill the tank, the first year it was 42 cents a gallon. (I am old). About two years in, worried about the lifespan of the tank, I had it removed. I replaced it with three 330 gallon tanks in the basement so I could still enjoy the savings of filling it during the summer. I was told by someone in the oil business that the weeks after the Fourth of July were usually the lowest price, so every year I called a few companies and got the best cash price.