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This document lists and links-to our home inspection report language library which describes and suggests reporting language for defects in heating fuel tanks and piping for both oil and gas fuels, and other tank types and tank defects including septic tanks, hot water tanks, water storage tanks, and water pressure tanks.

The documents organized from this page provide sample inspection report language for defects observed in the visual inspection these components. Information here addresses visually-identifiable defects in oil tanks and gas tanks found at residential and light commercial properties, including above ground oil storage tanks (AST), buried or underground storage tanks (UST), water tanks, septic tanks, LP gas storage tanks, and related references and resources.

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Buried Heating Oil Tanks

Reporting Buried fuel tanks, Buried fuel oil tanks, oil or gas, basic advice for home owners and home buyers, home inspection report language

Reporting Oil Tanks Home Inspection Report Language Library: Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Oil Tanks, and Heating Oil Piping

The Oil Tank Information Website Heating Oil Underground & Above ground Oil Storage Tank Leaks, Testing, Problems & Solutions

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Gas Piping and LP Gas Tanks

Gas Fuel Piping or Tank Faults Gas Piping and Tank Defects - Home Inspection Report Library - sample inspection report language

Heating Oil Tank Inspections

Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Home Inspection Report Language Library: Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Oil Tanks, and Heating Oil Piping

Septic Tanks

The Septic Systems Information Website provides in-depth information about the inspection, diagnosis, repair, and maintenance of septic systems. Septic system defects and reporting language are suggested and are organized by type of system such as shown by the examples of original report text files listed below.

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PLUMBING.044 - Septic Tank MAINTENANCE - Caveat & Ref. to Attachment Page
PLUMBING.045 - Septic Tank Maintenance - ADDENDUM
PLUMBING.047 - Cesspool Tank Maintenance - Addendum
PLUMBING.048 - Septic Tank Maintenance - Tank Never Pumped Out - Caution
PLUMBING.049 - Septic Tanks - Steel Tank - Caution

Hot Water Tanks

Some of the text indicated by header lines below is presently offline but remains available via DJ Friedman's TechLib for Home Inspectors - we are in process of adding these text files to our online library. As files are added the items below will become live hyperlinks. NOTICE: while example report language is provided here, reproduction of this or any of our web pages or their contents at other websites or in printed documents for sale is prohibited.

HEAT.070     - HW Boilers: Leaks, Corrosion, Expansion Tanks, Air Purge

HOTWATER.026 - Tandem use of sep. heater tank & DHW coil - footnote
HOTWATER.050 - Relief Valve Problems - Boilers, DHW, Tankless Coils
HOTWATER.082 - Tankless Demand - Thermar
NOINSPEC.052 - Mechanicals: Hot Water Tank Not Inspected - covered by Insul.

REFPLMG.R30  - Reference - Plumbing, wells pumps tanks

Water Storage and Water Pressure Tanks

WATERSUP.005 - Private Equipment: pump, tank, softener, etc installed
WATERSUP.022 - Water Softener - Culligan "F" tank
WATERSUP.028 - Water Softener - filthy salt tank
WATERSUP.050 - Pump & Tank installed, oper pressure, ran x mins, caveat -
WATERSUP.051 - Pump & Tank: recently installed equipment -
WATERSUP.052 - Tank Due for Replacement Soon -
WATERSUP.054 - Pressure Relief Valve Needed on water supply system tank -
WATERSUP.064 - Pump & Tank installed on Community System - pressure booster
WATERSUP.086 - Treatment Hookup found for Exchange tank - no equipment
WATERSUP.720 - Large Water Storage Tank - possible limited well delivery

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OIL TANK HOME
ABOVE GROUND OIL TANK INSPECTIONS
BURIED OIL TANK ADVICE
BURIED OIL TANKS, FINDING
FLOATING UP OIL STORAGE or SEPTIC TANKS
FUEL OIL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS
HEATING OIL EXPOSURE HAZARDS, LIMITS
OIL TANK ABANDONING PROCEDURE
OIL TANK FAILURE CAUSES
OIL TANK FAILURE RATES
OIL TANK GAUGES
OIL TANK INSPECTION REPORTS
OIL TANK LEAK ADVICE
FLOATING UP OIL STORAGE or SEPTIC TANKS
FUEL OIL TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS
OIL TANK LEGAL ISSUES
OIL TANK LEAK ADVICE
OIL TANK LIFE
OIL TANK PIPING DEFECTS
OIL TANK PRESSURE
OIL TANK REMOVAL COs
OIL TANK REMOVAL FINANCIAL AID
OIL TANK REGULATIONS
OIL TANK SLUDGE
OIL TANK STANDARDS
OIL TANK TESTING
OIL TANK REPORT LANGUAGE

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• Oil Tanks - The Oil Storage Tank Information Website: Buried or Above Ground Oil Tank Inspection, Testing, Cleanup, Abandonment of Oil Tanks
• Abandon a Buried Oil Tank, How To - Abandoning Commercial Underground Tanks, Russ Brauksieck, ASHI Tech. Journal, Vol.3 No.1 Spring 1993, P. 40-41 [Reprint]
• Above Ground Oil Tanks: Visual Inspection of Oil Storage Tanks for evidence of leaks, damage, improper piping - photos and text
• Above Ground Oil Tanks Checklist, an Oil Company's advice
• Above Ground Tanks UL Standards, UL Tank Listing Standards, guidance for home owners, buyers, and inspectors
• Buried Oil Tanks - Finding How to Find Buried Oil Tanks and "Nearly Hidden" and Leaky Oil Tanks - photos and text.
• Buried Fuel tank - Advice - Buried FUEL Tank - GAS or OIL advice for home buyers, inspection report language
• Environmental Issues & Regulations for Oil Tanks, Registration, Abandonment, Leak Reporting
• Home Inspection Report Language Library: Buried Oil Tanks, Basic home buyer advice - home inspection report language suggestions
• Home Inspection Report Language Library: Visible Defects in Oil Tank Installations, Tanks, and Heating Oil Piping
• Home Inspection Report Language Library: Gas Fuel Piping or Tank Faults Basic advice - home inspection report language suggestions
• Home Inspection Report Language Library: Oil Tanks text file list © Oil and Other Storage Tank Leaks, Testing, Abandonment, Inspection - UST home inspection report language files - Reference List
• Indoor Environment Website Indoor Building Environmental Hazard Detection, Testing, Repair, & Prevention - Main Web Page
• Leaky Heating Oil Tanks - Advice for Home Owners or Buyers: caused of leaks in oil tanks, oil tank testing alternatives, what to do about leaky tanks: D.J. Friedman, ASHI Tech. Journal, Vol.2 No.1, Winter, 1992 p. 42-43 Illus
• Leak or Failure Rates for Home Heating Oil Tanks
• Legal Issues Regarding Buried Oil Storage Tanks K.S. Rea, Attorney, summary from ASHI Chapter Seminar.
• Primer on Petroleum Bulk Storage Tanks & Petroleum Contamination of Property Paul H. Ciminello, ASHI Tech. Journal, Vol.3 No.1 Spring 1993, p 35-39
• Petroleum Bulk Storage J. Sibblies, NY State DEC, Advice to Home Owners and Home Inspectors about Oil Storage Tanks - summary from ASHI Chapter Seminar.
• Septic Tank inspection, testing, diagnosis, repair
• OIL TANK FAILURE CAUSES - Oil Tank Failure Causes - oil tank leaks are caused by corrosion, damage, soil conditions, other factors
• TANK FAILURE RATES - Oil Tank Failure Rates - Oil Tank Leak Probability as a Function of Tank Age, Location, Condition, Soil Conditions and Other Factors
• OIL TANK TESTING - - How Oil Tanks are Tested for Evidence Leaks, of Current or Previous Oil Spills
• Indoor Environment Website Indoor Building Environmental Hazard Detection, Testing, Repair, & Prevention - Main Web Page
• Web Link Exchange: Contact Us to list your website or contact information for oil tank testing, tank corrosion research, oil industry experts

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