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I had the opportunity to inspect a fine 1930 Tudorbethan (Tudor Revival) the other day which has a relatively new boiler being used to supply the home's original steam radiators. Everything seems to be working fine.

My client (the buyer) has stipulated that they require the buried oil tank to be removed and the boiler be converted to natural gas.

They asked if I could make some specific recommendations regarding guidelines for tank removal in my report.

They want to make sure this is done right and that they don't face any environmental liabilities in the future.

Any guidance on this would be appreciated.

(also any related info on oil to gas conversion would be appreciated if issues are known)

Thanks!

Dave Tontarski

Advance Home Awareness

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They need to take out permits from the local authority and follow the requirements of the permits. You should not recommend anything related to how they do it. If there is no local then the state DEP would probably be a source of proper removal guidelines. If the house domestic hot water is on the boiler then you could recommend a separate gas water heater for better efficiency when they make the conversion.

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Originally posted by ghentjr

You should not recommend anything related to how they do it.

Ditto that!!!! Huge liability ($$$) on you if you screw it up.

For guidelines, they should contact the local office of the NY State DEC (there are some nice folks in Avon) or a company that does residential oil tank removals.

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ditto on the chimney flue. I should have added that the conversion to gas will probably cause the flue liner to disintegrate sooner rather than later because of the ph of the flue gasses.

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Thanks everyone - this has all been included in my report.

My thought exactly on the conversion. The installed boiler has an 86.2 A.F.U.E. I don't imagine that it will maintain this efficiency after the conversion.

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