Not exactly sure where you live but in Minnesota an outdoor tank means you
need #1 in the winter - slightly more expensive than the #2 you can use in
the summer. My mom's is in the basement to insure that they could always use
the cheaper #2. There was another one that was outside the garage for the
heater in the garage and we had to make sure it had the correct oil in it
otherwise it would not flow when it got really cold. And it eventually
rusted out of the bottom from the condensation that collected in the bottom
of the tank while the one in the basement is still going strong after 60
years.
Arvid
----- Original Message -----
From: "PJ McGarvey" <pj_mcgarvey@hotmail.com>
To: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:30 PM
Subject: [Shop-talk] Outdoor Oil Tanks
> Getting quotes to replace my oil tank as the legs have deteriorated and
> the
> tank is old and getting sludgy.
>
> The question I'm asked is whether I'd like to install the tank outside.
> The
> recommendation from real estate agents, and parents when I was house
> shopping
> years ago, was to stay away from houses with outdoor (or underground
> obviously) oil tanks.
>
> Aesthetically, I don't love the idea, though I do have a good spot where
> one
> would go, and the first order of business would be to hide it with some
> fence/lattice/etc since it faces the street.
>
> Until the quotes come in and show the price difference for installation, I
> won't make a decision.
>
> Upsides are cheaper install, and a little more room in the basement.
>
> The downsides as I see it are potential damage long term from
> rain/snow/ice
> (unless I put a roof over it or something) damage from branches and trees
> which if oil leaked out would be catastrophic for my property. How my
> home
> insurance would feel about it is an unknown at this point. Lastly, theft
> is
> definitely a possibility, especially as oil prices climb (though that's
> still
> a possibility with in indoor tank with access to the filler) ...
>
> Opinions?
>
> Thx,
> -PJ
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