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In article , Janet Galpin
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I have a rusty steel oil storage tank which I want to replace because I
have a horror of it springing a leak and flooding the garden with oil.
I'm not sure whether to replace it with another steel tank or a plastic
one. Any thoughts about the merits or drawbacks of either type?

Ours is a plastic Titan, 10 yrs old and looks to be in good
condition.(It's raised up on a concrete platform so any leakage would be
easily seen).


Where I live everyone that has replaced their oil tank has chosen a
plastic one to replace it. They seem to be well pleased with them. I
don't much like their shape but sooner or later my steel tank will
require replacement.

What do people reckon are the best ways to disguise one of these ugly
brutes?

We've erected an L shaped heavy duty lattice screen (which will be
covered in plants), sufficiently far from the tank that the plants won't
touch it, and the delivery man still has easy access. The other two
sides are, or soon will be, screened by hedges.

Janet