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1. 
   UncleDunc | Feb 07, 2003 06:41pm | #1

   First place I'd ask is your oil company.

   Most of the government web sites I've looked at vary from lame to useless, but it might be worth another try, looking under environmental protection rather than building codes.

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   PhillGiles | Feb 07, 2003 07:28pm | #2

   I think this may be the site you need http://www.tssa.org/ , it's the Technical Standards and Safety Authority. Read this page http://www.tssa.org/fuels/home_heating.asp first to see if that answers your question; if not, then search their site and/or send them an email

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   Phill Giles

   The Unionville Woodwright

   Unionville, Ontario

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   tenpenny | Feb 07, 2003 07:41pm | #3

   sounds like it would fall under the ministry of the environment; they're the folks i would call.

   i know in the maritimes they have been pushing hard for changes to the rules, but since i don't have oil, i don';t know what they are.

   Try this:

   http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/news/3676e.pdf

   
   

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   Edited 2/7/2003 11:49:33 AM ET by TenPenny

4. 
   TheOldCynic | Feb 09, 2003 08:54am | #4

   After asking your oil supplier, I would check with your insurance agent.  Seems to me that they are the ones pushing for new regulations here.  Liability and remediation costs can be horrendous, even for a small oil spill, especially if it leaks under your foundation / floor.

   Doc - The Old Cynic

   Good judgement comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgement

5. 
   KCPLG | Feb 09, 2003 09:22am | #5

   What Doc said.

   One of my employees just bought an older house. His insurance company would not insure him unless he installed a new tank. They did not require a double wall tank though. All they were concerned with was that the age of the existing tank was unknown.