Replacing Domestic Oil Tank - anyone ever done this themselves?

[bogeyman]

And you are a miserable old b@stard!

Fair enough so!

[Chugnut]

Neither company (both local heating fuel suppliers) gave a breakdown other than the cost of the tank which was 700 quid or there abouts (1800 litre titan). I think they pointeds out that it would need some kind of hard standing - current one is just stood on a couple of breeze blocks.

Plastic tanks will certainly require a hardstanding otherwise they warp if they are just suspended on piers.

My builder sorted out a concrete base 150mm high by the dimensions of the tank +30mm clearance on all sides in a day. Let's say one builder + labourer + materials + VAT = £300 (YMMV of course). You might need a replacement fuel line. I got 50m of plastic OFTEC-certified underground pipe for about £30.

You can get a builder to do the lot provided they abide by the regs but an OFTEC guy would need to certify it. Our bloke cost £30 per hour, and he was only there for an hour including doing the boiler sign off.

[moorfield]

Oil delivery man has refused to fill up my oil tank because it appears to have a small leak and needs replacing.

Got a couple of quotes for having all the work done - both 2.3 k+ which is more than I want to spend (especially since I can get a tank for 300 quid). They tell me it costs so much because there's a lot of work to be done to get it to conform to all the current building regs etc etc & that
only a registered technician is legally allowed to do it. Thought they were selling me a porky
but on checking it out myself it looks a right ball ache. Just wondering if anyone else out there has ever done this?

Sounds about right to me. I take it putting in a new gas supply + boiler is not an option for you?

[wurzel]

Sounds about right to me. I take it putting in a new gas supply + boiler is not an option for you?

No, I'm out in the sticks - no mains gas out here. I did look at having a gas cylinder but at the time I had my new Rayburn fitted it was the more expensive option.

[bogeyman]

No, I'm out in the sticks - no mains gas out here. I did look at having a gas cylinder but at the time I had my new Rayburn fitted it was the more expensive option.

Rayburns/Agas AVOID!!!

The gas burner models may be easier but oil fired Agas/Rayburns are an effing nightmare in terms of reliability and servicing. Be prepared to do the servicing yourself as 'approved' Aga/Rayburn engineers are as rare (and as expensive) as rockinghorse shyt and just as whimsical.

[wurzel]

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I got a reconditioned one with a Don burner (?) conversion back 2006. Apart from a few teething problems it's been v. reliable & does heating / hot water and all cooking. Previously had (smaller) Rayburm + boiler set-up - this is much more efficient though, I have to admit, not the greenest or most economic solution.

[bogeyman]

[QUOTE=wurzel;753201]

Rayburns/Agas AVOID!!!
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I got a reconditioned one with a Don burner (?) conversion back 2006. Apart from a few teething problems it's been v. reliable & does heating / hot water and all cooking. Previously had (smaller) Rayburm + boiler set-up - this is much more efficient though, I have to admit, not the greenest or most economic solution.

I think you can be lucky or unlucky with them. A hell of a lot seems to depend on the flue (height, how it's cowled etc.) and the amount of free air in the room where it's situated.

Had to have additional ventilation for my Oil Rayburn but it is still shyte.

No use for any kind of serious cooking except pot roasts.

[DaveB]

Had an oil fired rayburn years ago that did everything - heating, hot water, cooking. Never had a problem with it. Cooking on it took some getting used to but worked very well and it was great to come into and lean against when cold/wet/muddy after dealing with the horses.

[bogeyman]

Had an oil fired rayburn years ago that did everything - heating, hot water, cooking. Never had a problem with it. Cooking on it took some getting used to but worked very well and it was great to come into and lean against when cold/wet/muddy after dealing with the horses.

Bet it wasn't a 'Rayburn Nouvelle MKIII' then. You'd get more heat from lighting up the horse farts.

[wurzel]

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Had to have additional ventilation for my Oil Rayburn but it is still shyte.

No use for any kind of serious cooking except pot roasts.

I used to have a Rayburn with the old style vaporising burner (i.e. with a wick) and that took forever to get up to temperature. The one I have now has a fan burner and the whole thing heats up much quicker. Truth be told though if I'd known the nightmare is was going to be to get it installed in terms of jobsworth plumbers, red tape, health and safety etc I wouldn't have bothered!