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Posted by Speedy Jim on November 23, 2007, 1:15 pm
john wrote:
> I asked my oil company if they could measure to see how much heating oil
> I have left in my underground 550 gallon tank. And they said they
> couldnt measure it because it was right next to the house and the pipes
> bend around and cant be checked. I believe the home inspector who
> inspected my house before I got it said the same thing.
>
> How could this be possible? What about if someone tried using a
> retractable measuring stick..maybe that would work? I find it so
> stupid that the original owner of the house would want an underground
> oil tank like this that cant be measured. Or maybe it was just an
> installation error?
Normally, a separate riser pipe from the tank is used
for a "stick well". This 2" pipe rises vertically and
terminates in a special brass plug which can be unscrewed with
a tool to permit dropping a measuring stick down.
Your tank may already have one but has been covered over by
lawn growth, etc. You might find it with a metal detector.
Jim
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