We need to replace our present oil tank and the local OFTEC registered installer
has suggested the Atlas 2500HA. Has anyone in the newsgroup purchased one or
knows anything about them?

Googling doesn't give very much information

TIA
Pepper

"Pepper" wrote in message
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We need to replace our present oil tank and the local OFTEC registered
installer
has suggested the Atlas 2500HA. Has anyone in the newsgroup purchased one
or
knows anything about them?

Googling doesn't give very much information

Do you actually "need" a plastic oil tank at twice the price of an
equivalent steel one?
The requirements and legislation have been discussed in here several times
so perhaps a more serious look at google for oil tanks+uk.d-i-y might show
up the required
information.
FWIW there was a spate of plastic tanks failing on the seams a while ago
which resulted in some serious expense for the makers.

In article , Pepper
writes
We need to replace our present oil tank and the local OFTEC registered installer
has suggested the Atlas 2500HA. Has anyone in the newsgroup purchased one or
knows anything about them?

Googling doesn't give very much information

TIA
Pepper


Both Atlas and Titan are good makes, they're cheap enough and reliable,
shop around for prices, there are some cheap suppliers online who can do
a delivered price cheaper then I can buy locally

--
David

In article , John
writes

"Pepper" wrote in message
...
We need to replace our present oil tank and the local OFTEC registered
installer
has suggested the Atlas 2500HA. Has anyone in the newsgroup purchased one
or
knows anything about them?

Googling doesn't give very much information

Do you actually "need" a plastic oil tank at twice the price of an
equivalent steel one?
I don't think this is true John, what's the price of a steel one?

The requirements and legislation have been discussed in here several times
so perhaps a more serious look at google for oil tanks+uk.d-i-y might show
up the required
information.
FWIW there was a spate of plastic tanks failing on the seams a while ago
which resulted in some serious expense for the makers.

How long ago was this? Which make? most boiler manufacturers recommend
plastic tanks now, it won't be long before you will only be able to get
steel tanks by getting one fabricated yourself
--
David

"David" wrote in message
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In article , John
writes

"Pepper" wrote in message
...
We need to replace our present oil tank and the local OFTEC registered
installer
has suggested the Atlas 2500HA. Has anyone in the newsgroup purchased
one
or
knows anything about them?

Googling doesn't give very much information

Do you actually "need" a plastic oil tank at twice the price of an
equivalent steel one?
I don't think this is true John, what's the price of a steel one?

I can buy a 300 gallon steel one (2' x 6' x 4') from makers (who will sell
to end user if approached) for around £120 plus VAT.

The requirements and legislation have been discussed in here several times
so perhaps a more serious look at google for oil tanks+uk.d-i-y might show
up the required
information.
FWIW there was a spate of plastic tanks failing on the seams a while ago
which resulted in some serious expense for the makers.

How long ago was this? Which make? most boiler manufacturers recommend
plastic tanks now, it won't be long before you will only be able to get
steel tanks by getting one fabricated yourself

About three years ago. The residue of potentially failing tanks is still out
there. I found one about 10 months ago just starting to open up along a body
seam.
Plastic tanks are not very forgiving about their supports not being
perfectly flat. Any twist or stress causes cracking after a period, whereas
steel ones will take a lot of stick and only need a couple of piers to sit
on.
Its blindly following printed blurb which is reducing the trade levels of
steel tank makers. If you cannot find a maker local to you try phoning
Platinum Tanks in Hull who would no doubt be happy to ship one to you for a
reasonable shipping charge.
If you obtain in good time so as to permit giving a couple of coats of
decent paint to the bottom and inaccessible side before installing you
should have a long life from it. "Special" locations and sizes of offtake
points etc are easily available with steel at a very nominal cost and they
do not melt in a fire which plastic does.