Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

On 26/11/12 15:56, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

look for brittleness and white crumbly looking plastic.

I'd expect 40 years + in shade

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On Nov 26, 3:56*pm, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

Don't worry. It will likely see you out.
You could paint the upper surfaces to slow UV degradation. (Sunlight)
if SWMBO is fretting.
Titan is a good make.

On 26/11/2012 16:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/11/12 15:56, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

look for brittleness and white crumbly looking plastic.

I'd expect 40 years + in shade


+1. Perhaps more for polyethylene or polypropylene, which I think is the
usual material. PVC and ABS seem to be good for 40 years. As TNP says,
the UV from sunlight is one of the issues.

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:56:19 -0800 (PST), Chris Holmes wrote:

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

As others have said longer than you. Our Titan tank is not far short of
20 years old and catches the sun. No serious signs of degredation, little
bit of blooming on the surface. Compared to the much younger plastic
gutter and down pipes it is brand new...

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Cheers
Dave.

On Monday, November 26, 2012 8:28:03 PM UTC, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:56:19 -0800 (PST), Chris Holmes wrote:



Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre

upright cylinder thing)



As others have said longer than you. Our Titan tank is not far short of

20 years old and catches the sun. No serious signs of degredation, little

bit of blooming on the surface. Compared to the much younger plastic

gutter and down pipes it is brand new...



--

Cheers

Dave.

neighbour's 1000 litre tank had to be replaced at 10 years.

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:47:25 -0800 (PST), misterroy wrote:

Our Titan tank is not far short of 20 years old and catches the sun.
No serious signs of degredation, little bit of blooming on the
surface.

neighbour's 1000 litre tank had to be replaced at 10 years.

They don't make 'em like they used to. B-)

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 26/11/2012 21:27, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:47:25 -0800 (PST), misterroy wrote:

Our Titan tank is not far short of 20 years old and catches the sun.
No serious signs of degredation, little bit of blooming on the
surface.

neighbour's 1000 litre tank had to be replaced at 10 years.

They don't make 'em like they used to. B-)

I suspect that correct installation with proper support of the base is
important.

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Michael Chare

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:56:19 -0800 (PST), Chris Holmes
wrote:

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

Not so much rupture as get attacked by UV and cracks start showing up
along the top/sides, depending on the shape and degree of exposure.
There's plenty of warning and the first you know about it is rainwater
getting into your oil, causing flame-outs.

On Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:33:11 +0000, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

There's plenty of warning and the first you know about it is rainwater
getting into your oil, causing flame-outs.

Or the water freezing in the low point of the line stopping the oil...

That shouldn't happen here now I have a glass bowl oil filter on the
outlet of the tank that will catch any water that gets out of the tank
and being a glass bowl can be seen.

--
Cheers
Dave.

On 26 Nov, 17:01, newshound wrote:
On 26/11/2012 16:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:





On 26/11/12 15:56, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

look for brittleness and white crumbly looking plastic.

I'd expect 40 years + in shade

+1. Perhaps more for polyethylene or polypropylene, which I think is the
usual material. PVC and ABS seem to be good for 40 years. As TNP says,
the UV from sunlight is one of the issues.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

SWMBO had a little man out to look at it today, and he reconds it's
already cracking and will have to be replaced. She had the bright
idea of claiming on the buildings insurance, I couldn't see it flying,
and indeed they rang back to say it's not covered.

The little man wants £1600 (or his company of unknown size) wants
£1600 All In to fit a new one (1300 L) including transfer of oil,
disposal of old tank,VAT, etc, etc.

Sounds a tad on the high side, but this is the expensive Sarf.

Chris

On Nov 27, 4:47*pm, Chris Holmes wrote:
On 26 Nov, 17:01, newshound wrote:









On 26/11/2012 16:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 26/11/12 15:56, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

TIA

Chris

look for brittleness and white crumbly looking plastic.

I'd expect 40 years + in shade

+1. Perhaps more for polyethylene or polypropylene, which I think is the
usual material. PVC and ABS seem to be good for 40 years. As TNP says,
the UV from sunlight is one of the issues.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

SWMBO had a little man out to look at it today, and he reconds it's
already cracking and will have to be replaced. *She had the bright
idea of claiming on the buildings insurance, I couldn't see it flying,
and indeed they rang back to say it's not covered.

The little man wants £1600 (or his company of unknown size) wants
£1600 All In to fit a new one (1300 L) including transfer of oil,
disposal of old tank,VAT, etc, etc.

Sounds a tad on the high side, but this is the expensive Sarf.

Chris

New ones have an inbuilt bund in case the inner tank fails. It 's
like a double skin arrangement.
You're sure your not looking at the outer skin/bund instead of the
tank within?

On 27/11/12 16:58, Tim Streater wrote:
In article
,
Chris Holmes wrote:

On 26 Nov, 17:01, newshound wrote:
On 26/11/2012 16:00, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 26/11/12 15:56, Chris Holmes wrote:
Hi All,

SWMBO is getting concerned.........
Plastic Oil Tanks are guaranteed for 10 years, and ours is now
approx
14.

Anyone know how long it might be expected to last (Titan 1000ish
litre
upright cylinder thing)

Anyone know if there are any warning signs, or do they just rupture
while being filled one day?

look for brittleness and white crumbly looking plastic.

I'd expect 40 years + in shade

+1. Perhaps more for polyethylene or polypropylene, which I think is
the
usual material. PVC and ABS seem to be good for 40 years. As TNP says,
the UV from sunlight is one of the issues.- Hide quoted text -

SWMBO had a little man out to look at it today, and he reckons it's
already cracking and will have to be replaced.

Well, he would say that, wouldn't he?

+1


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lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the
members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are
rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a
diminishing number of producers.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:47:22 -0800 (PST), Chris Holmes wrote:

SWMBO had a little man out to look at it today, and he reconds it's
already cracking and will have to be replaced.

And have you seen these cracks?

The little man wants £1600 (or his company of unknown size) wants
£1600 All In to fit a new one (1300 L) including transfer of oil,
disposal of old tank,VAT, etc, etc.

Sounds a tad on the high side, but this is the expensive Sarf.

Well 1300l tank costs over £1000... maybe another £100 for the fittings
etc. Labour, £1600 might be high but not a great dal.

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Cheers
Dave.

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:47:22 -0800 (PST), Chris Holmes
wrote:

SWMBO had a little man out to look at it today, and he reconds it's
already cracking and will have to be replaced.

If it's only just started cracking, fill the cracks with silicone and
paint over them with a thick coat of rubberised paint, or just several
coats of gloss. I had to do that on the tank of an OAP who just
couldn't afford the cost of a new one (btw, a 900L tank was 300 euros)
plus fitting. So far, it's lasted four years, but she has her grandson
check it and repaint every year.

Can you just use ordinary paint on a plastic tank? Mine has some blooming of the original green colour going white on topside.