If your home is not couple up to the mains gas network in the UK, you will most likely need to store oil on your property's grounds to use as fuel to heat water for your heating and hot water systems in your home. To do this you will need to purchase a heating oil tank.
Heating oil tanks are an investment for your property and so need to be chosen properly to make sure that they both are suitable for your home and also that they last the necessary duration. They vary hugely in size and it is recommended that you allow around 500 litres of oil capacity for each bedroom in your home. So for a two bedroom property you need 1000+ litres storage, 1500+ for three bedrooms etc. This allows you to be able to take full advantage of stocking up on oil when prices are low, as they fluctuate throughout the year and you're most likely to see the lowest prices in summer - when the demand is lowest.
There are also different types of fuel tanks, single skin and bunded which have two layers and are effectively a container instide a container, which removes the danger of oil seepage, with a second area to catch any spillage. There are a number of reasons you'll need a bunded heating oil tank, which are significantly more expensive than single skin. If, for example you need a tank capacity over 2,500 litres you must have a bunded tank.
The Environmental Agency also has something to say when it comes to oil tanks, as spillage could potentially cause a pollution incident. Any tank installed which has a capacity of over 2,500 litres must have an Environmental Risk Assessment at the site which needs to be conducted or checked by a competent fuel installer or OFTEC registered technician. This Assessment will ensure that the installation of the tank meets the Environmental Planning Regulations which cover a range of issues from pollution to noise and energy efficiency to odour and protection of land.
The risk assessment from the Environmental Agency will consider whether there are any other pollution risks nearby such as loose manhole covers, waterways and the location of the tank among others. If you place the wrong heating oil tank on your property you will have to replace it which can obviously be costly and means that you have initially wasted your money.
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