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Someone I know has converted from oil to gas and has 1/4 tank of oil
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the oil safely out of this tank and into mine? Thanks.

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Buckets?

You can probably disconnect the oil line from where it was connected to the
furnace, and using the existing valve to control the flow drain it via
gravity into a tray or shallow pail, and pour the pails into some larger
buckets or gerry cans that you can use to transport the oil to your house.
Then pour it into yours. Might take a while to move 50 or 100 gallons that
way but at $2 a gallon it's probably worth the time.

Just be very neat, and make sure you can control the flow with a valve
before you disconnect anything.

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Someone I know has converted from oil to gas and has 1/4 tank of oil
available in a basement tank. I would like to take it. How do I get
the oil safely out of this tank and into mine? Thanks.

See if you can rent a transfer pump to pump it out. Then you could probably
pump it directly out a window into a tank or drum in a pickup truck or
trailer. You can buy them but then you're reducing the value of the oil,
although I have an uncle who picks up several gallons of oil every year by
letting it be known around town that he will take it for the hauling. Of
course, he sometimes has to agree to haul the old tank out of the basement,
too. That can be a real chore.
Pumping oil should be a pretty safe proposition since it isn't nearly as
flammable as gasoline.
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if the tanks in great shape add it to your home if you have the space.
buy oil when price is down



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An electric fuel pump from an old Volkwagen beetle works nicely. A new
one should cost around $35 and it's kind of a handy thing to have
around when you need one.

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if the tanks in great shape add it to your home if you have the space.
buy oil when price is down


Just remember that there are limits to the total tank capacity allowed
in a single fire rated space. Last time I looked in one location it was
660 gal. past that you needed to make a separate fire rated space to get
more capacity.

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On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:22:12 GMT, "Mikey S." wrote:

Buckets?

You can probably disconnect the oil line from where it was connected to the
furnace, and using the existing valve to control the flow drain it via
gravity into a tray or shallow pail, and pour the pails into some larger
buckets or gerry cans that you can use to transport the oil to your house.
Then pour it into yours. Might take a while to move 50 or 100 gallons that
way but at $2 a gallon it's probably worth the time.


Except that his friend can sell the oil to an oil company for I think
1.50 or more a gallon. I'm pretty sure they don't even go into the
house.

Just be very neat, and make sure you can control the flow with a valve
before you disconnect anything.


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