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Posted by Logic316 on November 1, 2008, 6:23 pm
> Until the buyer actually *PAYS* a competent, licensed, insured,
> professionally trained tech to go over the system with a fine tooth comb
> and the new owner demands that either the whole system be replaced, or
> that estimated replacement cost is credited against the purchase price.
> Didn't think of that, did you?
But that just brings us back to my original question. How exactly do *I*
tell if my oil tank is on it's last legs? Otherwise, any reasonable
homeowner must assume that if it's not leaking, then it's still good, no
matter how old it may be.
- Logic316
"CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as
they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a
cynic's eyes to improve his vision."
-- Ambrose Bierce
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Posted by SenatorPork on November 1, 2008, 6:43 pm
Logic316 wrote:
>
>> Until the buyer actually *PAYS* a competent, licensed, insured,
>> professionally trained tech to go over the system with a fine tooth comb
>> and the new owner demands that either the whole system be replaced, or
>> that estimated replacement cost is credited against the purchase price.
>> Didn't think of that, did you?
>
> But that just brings us back to my original question. How exactly do *I*
> tell if my oil tank is on it's last legs? Otherwise, any reasonable
> homeowner must assume that if it's not leaking, then it's still good, no
> matter how old it may be.
>
> - Logic316
>
>
> "CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as
> they ought to be. Hence the custom among the Scythians of plucking out a
> cynic's eyes to improve his vision."
> -- Ambrose Bierce
>
>
hit it with a hammer and if oil comes out it is bad.
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Posted by on November 1, 2008, 9:53 pm
> But that just brings us back to my original question. How exactly do *I*
> tell if my oil tank is on it's last legs? Otherwise, any reasonable
> homeowner must assume that if it's not leaking, then it's still good, no
> matter how old it may be.
> - Logic316
You might be able to use an ultrasonic thickness meter. I am not sure
how thick the metal is on an oil tank. The meters I found on ebay
have a lower limit of about 1 mm. So if the tanks are made of 11
gauge steel, they would work fairly well.
Dan
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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on November 1, 2008, 10:43 pm
On Nov 1, 9:53=EF=BF=BDpm, dcas...@krl.org wrote:
e:
> > But that just brings us back to my original question. How exactly do *I=
*
> > tell if my oil tank is on it's last legs? Otherwise, any reasonable
> > homeowner must assume that if it's not leaking, then it's still good, n=
o
> > matter how old it may be.
> > - Logic316
> You might be able to use an ultrasonic thickness meter. =EF=BF=BDI am not=
sure
> how thick the metal is on an oil tank. =EF=BF=BDThe meters I found on eba=
y
> have a lower limit of about 1 mm. =EF=BF=BDSo if the tanks are made of 11
> gauge steel, they would work fairly well.
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=
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=EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDDan
ahh the perspective homeowner wouldnt be able to get homeowners
insurance if the tank is over 20 years old........
other issues that make homeowners insurane tough to impossible to get.
fuse boxes, cracked ior boken / uneven sidewalks, bad roof, poor
overall condition K&T wiring.
The list is very long, and the buyters market will only make it
worse...
if the home has issuesa a big price cut is coming, beyond the national
25% drop.
tough time to sell
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Posted by Ed Pawlowski on November 1, 2008, 11:12 pm
ahh the perspective homeowner wouldnt be able to get homeowners
insurance if the tank is over 20 years old........
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Nonsense. Houses are sold and insured every day with tanks that are 30
years and older. There may be a few instances where that is true, but I
know of plenty that have never had a problem.
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> professionally trained tech to go over the system with a fine tooth comb
> and the new owner demands that either the whole system be replaced, or
> that estimated replacement cost is credited against the purchase price.
> Didn't think of that, did you?