It is not unusual that after a period of time water can collect in the bottom of a tank. This usually happens when condensation on the inside of the tank trickles down and settles at the bottom. Water is heavier than oil and will therefore sink to the bottom. It wont be noticeable at first as usually the pipe taking the oil from the tank to the boiler will be an inch or so up from the bottom of the tank and any water / sludge will sit below the level of the outlet pipe. However, eventually after a few years the water level can build up to a point where it's level rises and can be sucked into the pipe leading to the boiler causing problems.
We can now supply clever Tank Sponges that are designed to soak up this water / sludge without soaking up oil.
The Tank Sponge is designed to remove water from vented oil tanks which are particularly prone to water collection at the base of the tank, specifically from condensation and atmospheric moisture. The device consists of a specially moulded cage made from 100% recycled plastic with a cotton absorbent sock and is packaged in 100% recycled cardboard.
The cage is hinged and designed to hold replaceable Tank Sponge inserts, each of which will soak up to 700ml of contaminated water from the bottom of the oil tank, whilst not soaking up any of the Kerosene, Gas Oil or DERV.
Each cage is tested to be used more than 1,000 times, but should your cage get damaged in anyway, our Lifetime Guarantee means that we will replace it, for free – whatever the problem.
Installation of a Tank Sponge is simple and can be used most standard domestic Heating Oil tanks.
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