removing oil tanlk

edzah

Hi does anyone know of a anyone who will remove a oil tank from a back garden. It is about a third full of perfectly good oil which i could remove. I have tried the corporation and they will not move it. I also asked the people who installed the new heating but they would not remove it.

Victor

I knew of a guy that did it, but I don't have his details. Make sure you get a specialist to do it, the last thing you want is 200 gallons of oil in your garden and the council suing you for pollution.

Try this crowd under "Pipe & Tank Cleaning" in the Golden Pages:
Hammond Enviromental, Pigeon Hse rd, Ringsend, 4
(01) 6675335

If you don't have any luck, ask one of these companies who they use for deommissioning:

http://www.goldenpages.ie/Results.asp?origin=HOME&what=petrol+pumps&where=Dublin

Magaly Dado

Did it myself last year.

1. Get loads of empty, plastic 5gal barrells.

2. Turn off oil tank valve which is attached to it.

3. Cut copper tube to allow filling of barrels.

4. Close valve and then fill oil tank with water using a garden hose. This will dispel any air.

5. Drain water and cut up oil tank with grinder.

Ring rubbish removal post-its in local supermarkets and ask them if they want free kerosene and if required to carry out 5 above.

Victor

That is not the way to do things.

Originally posted by Magaly Dado
4. Close valve and then fill oil tank with water using a garden hose. This will dispel any air. 5. Drain water

And what do you do with 2000 litres of oil contaminated water?

Magaly Dado

In fairness, is it that contaminated, considering the oil tank was empty?

Let's presume that there was one litre of trace left in the tank. We are then looking at 1 litre into 2000 litres.

I think we can and do live with that!

davelerave

Originally posted by Magaly Dado
Did it myself last year.

1. Get loads of empty, plastic 5gal barrells.

2. Turn off oil tank valve which is attached to it.

3. Cut copper tube to allow filling of barrels.

4. Close valve and then fill oil tank with water using a garden hose. This will dispel any air.

5. Drain water and cut up oil tank with grinder.

Ring rubbish removal post-its in local supermarkets and ask them if they want free kerosene and if required to carry out 5 above.

i don't like the sound of that ,surely someone will be glad to take the oil from you for free,

Borzoi

Drain into 5 gallon drums as before and give away to friend and neighbour or sell

Don't bother 'flushing' the tank, chances are that there is a lot of crud in the very bottom.

Presuming the tank is the standard domestic job, hire/borrow a tailer and a few (non-smoking) friends for an hour. Lift tank into trailer, cart up to dump. Go home and bribe mates with beer.

An empty tank isn't very heavy but you do need four people to lift one.

Magaly Dado

"i don't like the sound of that "

Is it that you don't like the sound of my complete process or part?

What would you expect to see a "registered" fee paid operator doing?

White coats? Dome tent over house?

davelerave

i think it's better to give the oil away,rather than dumping it.

Magaly Dado

"Ring rubbish removal post-its in local supermarkets and ask them if they want free kerosene and if required to carry out 5 above"

Many of the above operators are members of the travelling community who would love some free kerosene, as I found out myself.

edzah

i rang the company at the top of the list and they said I would have to empty it first. I was hoping to avoid that hassle but it seems it cannot be avoided. Also they said they would charge 90-100 eurons for removing it once empty.

Victor

Originally posted by edzah
i rang the company at the top of the list and they said I would have to empty it first.

Find neighbour who uses oil heating. Get him to take it off you in 5 gallon drums (let the neighbour do the heavy lifting).