Moving oil tank to garage

jamesd · 16-01-2016 11:23pm #1

Looking at moving my oil tank into the garage, it will be 3 meters away from the boiler and cannot get hit by a car as in a safe corner but should I be worried about kerosene fumes from tank?"

Garage is not joined to house but I often work on my road bike in the garage for an hour or town at weekends.

roy rodgers · 17-01-2016 1:14am

I wouldn't be to worried about the fumes, you can walk away from that

It's the flammable liquid been stored in doors I'd be more worried about.

Boooomm!!

Dtp1979 · 17-01-2016 10:32am

Plus it's totally against regulations. Insurance wise, you wouldn't have a leg to stand on

dathi · 17-01-2016 12:53pm

Dtp1979 wrote: »

Plus it's totally against regulations. Insurance wise, you wouldn't have a leg to stand on

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,37240,en.pdf
building regulations allow for oil storage tank to be sited inside a building page 51 of above but it must be bunded and sited within a fire rated compartment

Dtp1979 · 17-01-2016 3:14pm

dathi wrote: »

http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,37240,en.pdf
building regulations allow for oil storage tank to be sited inside a building page 51 of above but it must be bunded and sited within a fire rated compartment

Sorry yes you're right. I should've added that plus Oftec standards too. But 10/10 times you won't see that standard in a shed

jamesd · 17-01-2016 7:08pm

Thanks guys.

lauraquirke · 27-03-2016 3:30pm

Hi there, just wondering if anyone can tell me if it's against regs to put an oil tank in a steeltech shed? Looking at putting in a 6m x 3m shed with max height of 8ft. Getting conflicting information out there. Thanks.

Dtp1979 · 27-03-2016 4:59pm

lauraquirke wrote: »

Hi there, just wondering if anyone can tell me if it's against regs to put an oil tank in a steeltech shed? Looking at putting in a 6m x 3m shed with max height of 8ft. Getting conflicting information out there. Thanks.

Read the link posted by dathi above

lauraquirke · 27-03-2016 6:34pm

Thanks for that. I had read that link but was still confused by minimum distances from surfaces, fire proofing, etc.

Dtp1979 · 27-03-2016 7:28pm

lauraquirke wrote: »

Thanks for that. I had read that link but was still confused by minimum distances from surfaces, fire proofing, etc.

As far as I know, it must be a concrete enclosure. Or at least have the same fire rating as concrete

lauraquirke · 27-03-2016 8:13pm

Thank you

gctest50 · 27-03-2016 9:11pm

You could get an underground tank if you'd prefer the space

Joe1919 · 28-03-2016 8:25am

Kerosene is very dangerous when combined with dry solid materials that act as a wick and help it to burn. Hence, it could be very dangerous in a dry indoor shed where other solid fuels, old cloths, sacks, boxes, rubbish etc could be stored beside it.

Dtp1979 · 28-03-2016 8:56am

Joe1919 wrote: »

Kerosene is very dangerous when combined with dry solid materials that act as a wick and help it to burn. Hence, it could be very dangerous in a dry indoor shed where other solid fuels, old cloths, sacks, boxes, rubbish etc could be stored beside it.

That's why it has to be enclosed in concrete

Tom44 · 28-03-2016 7:39pm

The purpose of the fireproofing regulations is to keep a fire AWAY from an oil tank.
The oil tank by it's self will not go on fire.

But fire can kill.
Fire & 300 gallons of fuel is a tiny weeny bit more risky

And it's the last thing the fire birgade might expect.
"Last", having a few meanings

Moving oil tank to garage

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