Re: Oil Tank Project

i agree.

"Stuart Wheaton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Kryptoknight wrote:
>
> > what if i cut a 4" hole one end of each tank leaving all of the original
end
> > piece in place, then butt the two tanks together and weld the edges all
the
> > way around. i believe the tanks i'm getting have folded ends that are
> > welded, so that would give me plenty of metal to weld. i would also
place a
> > 1.5" hole at top so when filling the air between the tanks can escape.
> >
> > would this be ok ??
> >
>
> Why do you feel so compelled to make it hard to replace one tank or the
> other if they ever fail?  Are you extremely limited in space?  What if
> you just had two filler pipes and two teed together outlet pipes? Will a
> homemade 550 gallon behemoth be filled by the oil company?  Will your
> fire insurance accept it?  What if a tank leaks and there's a fire, will
> the insurance co. pay?  If you ever try to sell this building, will it
> pass the next guy's insurance company?   Keep it simple.  Why borrow
> trouble?  Just because you can weld, you don't need to use it on this
> project.
>