Regularly inspecting your fuel tank is crucial to prevent damage, leaks, or environmental risks. Here's a guide to help you maintain your tank.
What to Check
Check for damage: Look for rust, splits or cracks, bulging, gauges that aren't working, subsidence on the base, dead foliage, oil stains, or a strong smell of oil.
Check for leaks: Inspect visible pipework, valves, and filters for leaks. Also, check secondary containment (tank bunds) for liquid or rubbish.
Check the contents gauge: Ensure the gauge is working properly.
Check the vegetation: Trim vegetation that could obscure the tank's condition.
Check the drip trays: Ensure drip trays for remote fill pipes are free of oil or water.
How to Check the Oil Level
Take the cap off the top of the tank.
Insert a dipstick (garden cane) down to the bottom of the tank.
Withdraw the stick and observe the oil mark to determine the level.
It's recommended to have an OFTEC-registered engineer inspect your tank and pipework annually as part of your boiler service.
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