Nealstar, tell me more about your buried tank. Ours is ugly, considering burying it. What do you have to do, anything?, to prevent corrosion of the tank? What is the pit lined with to protect it? thx.
Nealstar, tell me more about your buried tank. Ours is ugly, considering burying it. What do you have to do, anything?, to prevent corrosion of the tank? What is the pit lined with to protect it? thx.
We haven't done it yet, waiting for the weather to break. We're looking at a new tank, they are heavily coated and burying them is pretty common so a casual observer won't know what we have. Hole has to be excavated and usual practice is to set them on a bed of gravel and only have the filler, gauges, etc. visible. We started on the propane alternative over a year ago and have been kissing pigs finding a contractor but are finally with the right people. Don't have a bid for excavation yet as we haven't finalized. I'd imagine from other excavation we've had that it would cost a couple thousand, including the trench for the pipe to the house and the hookup. Since we live in the Rockies, it's complicated by boulders. If you live in the flat lands with that beautiful black soil, it could easily be less. Sorry I can't be more help at this time.
I just put a note in one of my files that I have for misc. notes and check frequently, but will make a sticky and get back to you. Waiting for a particular issue to resolve before getting to the whole project which looks to be low-mid-5 figures. All but tank, installation and piping seems to be about $22K.
Nealstar, tell me more about your buried tank. Ours is ugly, considering burying it. What do you have to do, anything?, to prevent corrosion of the tank? What is the pit lined with to protect it? thx.
We haven't done it yet, waiting for the weather to break. We're looking at a new tank, they are heavily coated and burying them is pretty common so a casual observer won't know what we have. Hole has to be excavated and usual practice is to set them on a bed of gravel and only have the filler, gauges, etc. visible. We started on the propane alternative over a year ago and have been kissing pigs finding a contractor but are finally with the right people. Don't have a bid for excavation yet as we haven't finalized. I'd imagine from other excavation we've had that it would cost a couple thousand, including the trench for the pipe to the house and the hookup. Since we live in the Rockies, it's complicated by boulders. If you live in the flat lands with that beautiful black soil, it could easily be less. Sorry I can't be more help at this time.
Thanks for all the detail. When you get 'er done, it would be nice to know more.
I just put a note in one of my files that I have for misc. notes and check frequently, but will make a sticky and get back to you. Waiting for a particular issue to resolve before getting to the whole project which looks to be low-mid-5 figures. All but tank, installation and piping seems to be about $22K.