Re: RE underground oil tank...

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RE underground oil tank...


passepartout 11/05/2008, 12:20
We have recently had installed an underground oil tank, and have had the fuel delivered, as we only get down to the property every so often, not often enough in my opinion, but that's another matter, we thought it a good idea to lock the access cover, is there anything available out there, or have any of you any helpful ideas please.

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Patf 11/05/2008, 14:01
I think you should speak to the company who installed the tank. You will probably find that it belongs to them and they may have their own system of security. We have a buried gas tank and Antargaz want to have access at all times.

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woolybanana'sbrother 11/05/2008, 14:07

Then Antargaz should both insure the contents and ensure the tank's security.

Oil is very valuable at present and a tank full of the stuff sitting on an unoccupied property could be too much of a temptation for some. Of course it should be suitably locked, and not just when you aren't there.


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passepartout 11/05/2008, 15:48
The tank that has been fitted is for oil not gas.

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Boiling a frog 11/05/2008, 16:15

You did say that in your first post but some people are just anxious to get there 2p,s worth in without reading the question.

Suggest that you ask your installer what make of tank it was and then visit the supplier to find out if they have some sort of locking top for it


 

 

 

 


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woolybanana'sbrother 11/05/2008, 16:47

I hope my reply covered both though how one would steal gas beats me.

It used to be possible (or was it standard) to have a hinged, padlockable top on an oil tank, but I dunno if these exist in France.

By the way, if you have a goodly amount of oil in a tank like that, is it covered by standard insurance policies? Losing say the contents of a 2000 litre tank would be expensive these days.


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Patf 11/05/2008, 20:02
I also answered realising it was oil not gas, but my point is that if the tank belongs to the company (as does our gas tank) they could have their own means of securing the contents. So ask their advice first.

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woolybanana'sbrother 11/05/2008, 20:07
Do oil companies do the same as gas companies, and retain ownership of the tank? I think it is a legal requirement for gas isn't it? Matter of safety?
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Boiling a frog 11/05/2008, 23:32

 Patf wrote:
I also answered realising it was oil not gas, but my point is that if the tank belongs to the company (as does our gas tank) they could have their own means of securing the contents. So ask their advice first.

 

Oil tanks do not belong to the oil company they belong to the owner of the oil tank

You made an assumption

You know what that is?


 

 

 

 


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