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| aboudreau
|  "Removal of Oil Tank"
, posted Thu 18 Jul 12:44  
I have an oil tank in the basement of my house that has very tight/rusted piping to the outside of the house for fill-up. I can't seem to remove the pipes and was wondering if furnace oil is flamable from sparks as I heard it requires fire and that the fumes are not flamable. What I want to do is drain as much of the oil from the tank as possible (always will be some in the bottom) and then take my hand grinder to cut off the pipe so I can remove the tank. I am just concerned about the amount of sparks that this will generate. Another option (which I would like to avoid) is to fill the tank with water so there is very minimal chance of having the oil catch on fire.
Is my choice of removal recommended?
Thanks,
Albert
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| northernfitter
 | "Re(1):Removal of Oil Tank" , posted Sat 5 Jan 15:37
Since I dont know where you live I cant quote your building codes, but in most municipalities if that tank leaks into your basement your in deep shit. Personally I usually pay to have an oil guy come out and pump down the tank. He will cut it in half with a sawzall and get rid of the oil and the tank. Its a brutal job and not worth the effort in my opinion.
12years as a service tech in Ottawa and the valley. Just left Direct Energy to start my own company. Go to www.reliableheating.ca or email me at adrian@reliableheating.ca
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| norrism
| "Re(1):Removal of Oil Tank" , posted Sun 15 Aug 10:36
Safer to rent a pipe cutter for the day. Just wrap cutting chain around pipe and rachet the tool until it cuts through. NO chance of sparks to worry about.
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| xenos111
| "Re(1):Removal of Oil Tank" , posted Thu 18 Jul 18:37
There is some truth in your statement oil need’s to be vaporised or atomized to burn properly. I however would be concerned with the white hot metal sparks from a grinder vaporizing the oil. I have used a sawsall with success in such situations however extreme caution must be exercised.
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| | Beenthere
| "Re(2):Removal of Oil Tank" , posted Mon 31 May 09:48
Use a sawsall, its safer.
And it is the fumes that burn, not the liquid.
And you don't want to fill it with water, because you aren't allowed to just dump it on the ground, or pour it down a drain.
You would be required to pay for the water and oil to be seperated.
How many times must one fix something before it is fixed.
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