It must have worked! You will probably have to replace the tank due to corrosion at some point I would imagine. I don't know how long they last. Though the tank in the basement of that house I used to live in was probably installed when they built the house, It would never fit through the door and down the steps
It gets an inspection every 5 years. There are leak detectors around it, buried in the ground. It's all sorts of fancy.
It's basically the same thing you see at a gas station, with the same sort of control panel and the same regulations surrounding it.
Amusingly, I could have had 20 500 gallon above-ground tanks, which is twice as much fuel, and only had to stick 'em on a concrete pad for regulations.
Because I stuck it in the ground, much safer, I had to dance around a bunch of rules. My first permit request was denied and so I had to appeal that.
I would never have expected there to be leak detectors, I didnt even know that existed. But it seems like something that would just be common sense. Isn't technology great!
Did you have to grease some palms to get your appeal to go through?
Not really, but sorta. I hired a lawyer to do the permit appeal. So, I did pay to get the permit.
It gets filled once a year, usually.
I just got a phone call from one of my gorgeous women, I am going to go to her now.
Today is getting better already.
Though I imagine she will tell me everything I say is wrong too!
LOL Have fun!
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