steve Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 does anyone have any knowledge on gas tanks.part of my renovation project will be to move the gas tank that has been sited in the middle of the front garden.i have no idea of the capacity but it is about 3 metres long and stands nearly 1 metyre high, would i be able to have it partly filled so that i have some gas for now ? or do you have to have them filled completely ?i would guess by the size of the tank it would hold about 1 years supplywhy they couldnt have put it to one side of the garden is a bit of a mystery ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 Your tank is probably at least a 100Kg tank. To have it filled will cost quote a lot of €. I can see no reason why you could not haveit partially filled, though I don’t know how accurate the half would be.For having my own tank filled I had two contract options,one (cheaper) where they call round regularly and check the tank and fill it upas required – so you always have gas. The 2nd and more expensive option is where you watch the tanklevel and call them when you need gas. My tank is a Primagas one. Ifyou went for the cheaper option then you might have problems stopping it beingcompletely re-filled next automatic check.When I first arrived and before I sorted the contract I ranout of gas. After many calls andchasing things up there was nothing they could do until they got the contractand then it as a month before I got any gas.They can empty a tank (i.e. pump it back into a tanker. However, I expect that this might be quitean expensive option.If your tank has not been filled for a bit, you might needan inspection before they fill it. Ithink routine inspections are every 10 years but mine is done by PrimaGas andis free (after all, its their tank.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Retired (I am now) Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 We rent our tank from TotalGaz and I think it's a 1000kg one - it's as you say, about 3m long and 1+ m high and hidden by a hedge. If I recall correctly, red wine permitting, the minimum top up is 200kg. We've had 2 fills since buying the house - 250kg and 400kg. They turn up within a week of booking. We've had one inspection periodique - in our case I think it's once every 3 years. The technician checked the tank and pipe, made noises about how close it was to the boundary and stuck a new sticker on it. Maybe the Total website gives you more details, but a pretty colour brochure we got when we signed the contract gives lots of info about tank types, positions (underground if you want), moving etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Steve wrote "does anyone have any knowledge on gas tanks.part of my renovation project will be to move the gas tank that has been sited in the middle of the front garden.i have no idea of the capacity but it is about 3 metres long and stands nearly 1 metyre high, would i be able to have it partly filled so that i have some gas for now ? or do you have to have them filled completely ?i would guess by the size of the tank it would hold about 1 years supplywhy they couldnt have put it to one side of the garden is a bit of a mystery " From the dimensions it looks as it it is a 2-2,5m³ tank and will hold around 1,5te when full.Regarding its positioning and moving it, you will need to do some homework. There are regulations about the siting of tanks - so far from boundaries, public access etc. Also it still needs to be within a hose run of where the tanker can offload. You may find it's in front of the house because that is the only place that fulfills the requirements - alternatively maybe the last owner was an industrial archaeologist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcazar Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Sounds like ours, which is contracted to Vitogaz, although ours is underground, 1000kg capacity, or about 1500litresWhen we signed we had a choice of under, or overground, and underground was only an extra €120, so we opted for that. All you can see is the nice green manhole cover.Ours was recently "filled" but when the truck arrived, it only had 500kg of gas on it, so that's what we got. They RECKON they'll automatically come back to top it off, but I have yet to see them. They've billed us for the 500kg, though, and it's NOT cheap!I would imagine that your tank is like mine: actually the property of whichever gas company put it in, and you/the previous owner pay a once and for all charge to hire it, refundable when you cancel the contract.This means that in effect, you can tell them to take it away, get your money back, (you DO have the paperwork, don't you?), then contract them, or someone else to replace it with an underground one, space and underground pipework etc permitting, and just re-pay the new charges for hire/placement.Somehow, I don't see them doing that if it's got gas in it though.Alcazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 thanks all,paperwork for a gas tank, mmmm. hadn`t thought of that one, there must be a sticker or some identification as to who has been supplying it with gas, will look for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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