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"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... My DH has been given three large drums of engine oil (!) Can anyone advise whether it's perfectly safe to store such a substance near residences for a long period? Obviously we won't be using it all up in a hurry and I'm worried about it sparking or vapourising or doing whatever it is engine oil might do. TIA, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia Could be risky--what's your address so I can come and pick it up and store it at my place |
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Tips on storing engine oil
My DH has been given three large drums of engine oil (!)
Can anyone advise whether it's perfectly safe to store such a substance near residences for a long period? Obviously we won't be using it all up in a hurry and I'm worried about it sparking or vapourising or doing whatever it is engine oil might do. TIA, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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blank wrote:
"Trish Brown" wrote in message ... My DH has been given three large drums of engine oil (!) Can anyone advise whether it's perfectly safe to store such a substance near residences for a long period? Obviously we won't be using it all up in a hurry and I'm worried about it sparking or vapourising or doing whatever it is engine oil might do. TIA, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia Could be risky--what's your address so I can come and pick it up and store it at my place Pppppbbbbbllllfftt! Nice try! ;-p~~~~~~~~~ What *is* it about boys and their oil, eh? -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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g'day trish,
the mind boggles a little as to why the need for that much engine oil? but all that aside i would suggest in a well ventilated garden shed well away from any of yours or neighbours structures, i think you may find that in your insurance policy you are limmited to how much volatile material you may store. let alone local by-laws covering such material, but do some checking and keep us informed. all that aside i would guess that old engine oil may need quiet a bit of ignition to get it going. as an aside now that you have it if you ever decide to dispose of it there are strict controls as there are with tyres & batteries etc.,. len snipped -- happy gardening 'it works for me it could work for you,' "in the end ya' gotta do what ya' gotta do" but consider others and the environment http://members.optusnet.com.au/~gardenlen1/ my e/mail addies have spam filters you should know what to delete before you send. |
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It sits there in the drum waiting to be used. The volatile substances are
petrol deisel kero etc. It is safe as long as the drums do not start rusting from the outside. Keep out of weather. Jim "Trish Brown" wrote in message ... My DH has been given three large drums of engine oil (!) Can anyone advise whether it's perfectly safe to store such a substance near residences for a long period? Obviously we won't be using it all up in a hurry and I'm worried about it sparking or vapourising or doing whatever it is engine oil might do. TIA, -- Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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Trish Brown writes:
My DH has been given three large drums of engine oil (!) Can anyone advise whether it's perfectly safe to store such a substance near residences for a long period? Obviously we won't be using it all up ^^^^ Near? Umm, what would that be in metres? :-) There are a few simple precautions you can take if you are storing these drums outside in the open. Stand the drums on brick or concrete, not timber, so the bases are off the ground and won't rust. Clear grass from around the drums and replace it by sand or gravel so a small grass fire won't get to the drums, and if it does then the bricks won't catch alight like timber would. Keep the drums tightly capped to keep humidity out or you'll get condensate at the bottom of the oil. As you use up some oil the air space in the drums might cause a daily "bang" as it expands and contracts with temperature if the drums are stored in the sunshine (and sometimes even if they aren't), so residents might need to be made aware of this lest they be disconcerted by the loud reports. As others have pointed out, your insurance policy could be void if you store any quantity of flammable substance nearby. -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
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