{"id":1355,"date":"2018-08-16T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T06:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2022-01-12T08:19:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T07:19:15","slug":"do-you-have-an-oil-tank-that-needs-to-be-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/har-du-en-oljetank-som-ma-fjernes\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have an oil tank that needs to be removed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>DO YOU HAVE AN UNDERGROUND OIL TANK IN YOUR GARDEN?<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>From 2020, the use of fossil fuel oil for heating buildings will be banned. Across the country there are thousands of underground oil tanks, which can be harmful to both the environment and human health. These must be removed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a good idea to do this during 2018, as you can then apply for funding from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enova.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enova<\/a>. The amount of support will be halved in 2019 and will cease in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to emphasise that <strong>As a homeowner, you are liable for any oil spill.<\/strong>\u00a0It can be very expensive. I would advise anyone with an underground tank to contact Vitek. At the moment, we are removing one or two oil tanks a week. We have many years\u2019 experience and expertise in tank cleaning and removal, says the department manager.<\/p>\n<p>Here is our recommendation: Emptying, cleaning, decontaminating or removing an underground oil tank should be carried out by professionals who are certified for the job.<\/p>\n<h3>How to proceed<\/h3>\n<p>An oil tank should be emptied, decontaminated or removed by a certified company. As a homeowner, you should have the following information about the tank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age<\/li>\n<li>What is the tank made of (steel, fibreglass, etc.)?<\/li>\n<li>Last condition check<\/li>\n<li>Size<\/li>\n<li>Routing of cables to the tank<\/li>\n<li>Current contents of the tank<\/li>\n<li>Where in the garden is the tank situated?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need further information, please contact your local council and ask if they can help you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/services\/hazardous-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about our hazardous waste services here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Removing the tank<\/h3>\n<p>You can choose whether the tank should simply be emptied, cleaned, decontaminated or removed entirely. We recommend that it be removed.<\/p>\n<p>All associated pipes on the wall must also be emptied and removed. The same applies to the day tank inside your house. If you have an indoor cellar tank, this should also be emptied, decontaminated, dismantled and removed.<\/p>\n<h3>Reporting<\/h3>\n<p>Once the tank has been decontaminated and delivered to an approved collection point, this must be reported to the local authority. All companies carrying out tank decontamination are required to do this, but it is you, as the property owner, who bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring that it is done.<\/p>\n<h3>New and environmentally friendly heating<\/h3>\n<p>An oil-fired boiler is usually connected to a central heating system with radiators or underfloor heating. It can be replaced with heating solutions that can be connected to the water-based heat distribution system.<\/p>\n<p>Good alternatives might include solutions based on wood combustion or various heat pump systems, such as air-to-water heat pumps, liquid-to-water heat pumps, pellet boilers, pellet burners or wood-fired boilers.<\/p>\n<p>Other heating solutions include solar heating or district heating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enova.no\/privat\/alle-energitiltak\/fjerne-fossil-oppvarming\/fjerning-av-oljefyr-og-tank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about Enova\u2019s support schemes here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please contact Vitek if you have an underground oil tank and need assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/kontakt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1357 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vitek_oljetank2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vitek_oljetank2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vitek_oljetank2-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vitek_oljetank2-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vitek.no\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/vitek_oljetank2-768x337.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HAR DU EN NEDGRAVD OLJETANK I HAGEN? Fra 2020 blir det forbudt \u00e5 bruke fossil fyringsolje til oppvarmings av bygninger. Over det ganske land ligger det tusenvis av nedgravde oljetanker, som b\u00e5de kan v\u00e6re milj\u00f8- og helseskadelig. Disse m\u00e5 fjernes. Det er lurt \u00e5 gj\u00f8re dette i l\u00f8pet av 2018, for da kan du s\u00f8ke [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-1355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aktuelt","category-farlig-avfall","tag-oljetank"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1355"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1617,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1355\/revisions\/1617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitek.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}