Oil tank installation and replacement
Oil tank installation and replacements have always been the core of Southern Tank Services Ltd skills. Our teams of friendly OFTEC qualifed engineers are experianced, trained and fully insured for domestic and commercial work for your complete peace of mind. For domestic oil tank repalcements we cover from East Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and West Berkshire. Commercial installations allow us to travel further. Up to the Midlands, South Wales and up to London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
The proceedure for replacing domestic oil tanks or commercial sized tanks are basically the same.Typically, after the initial site visit to assess the current oil tank installation, we'll carry out an Environmental Risk Assessment and present a solution that will comply with current building regulations for the building in question be it domestic, commercial or agricultural. After agreeing with the quotation we start the work by:
- Pumping out existing oil to our holding tank.
- Disconnect, remove and recycle the redundant tank within environment base practice.
- Construct a base suitable for the new tank.
- Install the new tank and connect to the oil feed pipe.
- Transfer the oil out of the holding tank into the new installation.
- Bleed the oil pipes and prime the appliances, test and issue and completion report.
For non-domestic sites we'll agree and work to a site risk assessment and method statement and issue waste transfer notices and gas-free certicates where appropriate. All our installation and removal work is carried out to industry best working practice and Environment Agency guidelines.
OFTEC (Oil Firing Technical Association) have published a series of guides to help present the information required for oil tank installations and on going servicing.
Easy guide to domestic oil storage
Easy guide to non-domestic oil storage
Easy guide to domestic oil feed pipes.
Easy guide to non-domestic oil feed pipes.
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) (England) Regulations 2001
The Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010
The Water Environment (Oil Storage) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
EA/SEPA/Water UK Guidance on the disposal of bundwater and condensate.
Landlord Oil Installation Check.
The FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers) is the trade association for the oil distribution industry in the UK and Republic of Ireland. It also publishes some very useful information for oil tank installastion and the safe storage of fuel oils.
Getting yo know your oil tank
Fuel oil storage at agricultural farms in England and Wales
Fuel oil storage at agricultural farms in Northern Ireland
Underground oil storage tanks
Water in your storage tank?
The Environment Agency publish a series of Pollution Prevention Guides (PPG), 'PPG2-Above ground oil storage tanks' is for non-domestic installations. It contains some very useful information for all ascpects of fuel oil storage and best practice for installation, ancillary equipment such as pumps, pipework and draw off hoses.
Above ground oil storage tanks: PPG 2
If you have questions about oil storage installations or any aspect of oil tanks and storage, please feel free to call our experts on 01722 714514 or email via our Contact page
