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I was told that if oil is pumped out of tank then it should be filled with
sand or water to keep it from collapsing! Anyone know anything about this?

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replying to willshak, GaGrammy wrote:
I was told that if oil is pumped out of tank then it should be filled with
sand or water to keep it from collapsing! Anyone know anything about
this?


Lots of people know about it.

Water is not a very good fill choice.


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On Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:44:02 GMT, GaGrammy
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replying to willshak, GaGrammy wrote:
I was told that if oil is pumped out of tank then it should be filled with
sand or water to keep it from collapsing! Anyone know anything about this?


Yes we do.
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