Cowabunga
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- Ceredigion,Wales
Replace the tank. If a farm tank rather than domestic, it needs replacing with a bunded tank to pass farm assurance regardless of condition. If domestic then again is it worth risking a major leak and paying for the loss of expensive oil plus the probable high clean-up cost? A new domestic tank must be bunded also.
I replaced two 3500litre tanks in fair condition with two fuel stations earlier this year. A 3500 litre and a 2500 litre. They cost about £5k + VAT after including a new concrete base and professional wiring with armoured cables, but that is just a mostly unavoidable long term cost of doing business. I would have kept the old single skin gravity fed tanks for another year or two if not for farm assurance, but they would inevitably have needed changing within two years because the sun was taking its toll.
I replaced two 3500litre tanks in fair condition with two fuel stations earlier this year. A 3500 litre and a 2500 litre. They cost about £5k + VAT after including a new concrete base and professional wiring with armoured cables, but that is just a mostly unavoidable long term cost of doing business. I would have kept the old single skin gravity fed tanks for another year or two if not for farm assurance, but they would inevitably have needed changing within two years because the sun was taking its toll.
