home inspection: I want to buy a house that has oil heating, should I be concerned about the tank? - 06/13/10 08:28 AM
A client asked me this question, so I am sharing with others my response.
I am assuming you are referring to the expected "working" life and/or environmental issues of having a buried  tank in your yard.
Most underground residential heating oil storage tanks were installed before 1970, so by now they are at least 40 years old. Based on surveys conducted by Pollard Environmental about 70% of in-use tanks and about 80% of out-of-use tanks leak into the ground.
What are the risks? Risks are to human health, if ingested or inhaled (gasoline is higher than heating oil) and to property, these are environmental cleanup … (1 comments)

 
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