Does anyone take good heating oil for free?

Steve Garson_2

I converted to has a few years ago and have a relatively new tank with 150 gallons of oil. I hate to pay to remove the oil, especially since there are those who can't afford it. Does anyone remove oil to recycle it? I can't find anyone, so I assume I simply have to pay a waste removal outfit. But I thought I would put it out there to the forum.

Steve

SWEI

Farmers and equipment operators have both been known to pump out oil tanks IME.

rick in Alaska

We have been doing gas conversions going on two years now, after finally getting gas here. I can't believe how many people will not wait to burn off the remaining oil they have before having the conversion done. Then they are sitting there with a half tank or more of fuel. I have had two customers just give me there fuel because they did not want to deal with it. 420 gallons. I had the local oil company pump it out from the customers place and deliver to my fuel tank. Since I am 10 miles out of town, they charged me $150 to pump out and deliver, and $75 the second time. That ,so far, has worked out to 50 cents a gallon. Great deal for me.
So therefore, I would take it for free. You just need to advertise it.
Rick

STEVEusaPA

Ask around some local garages, some have waste oil heaters and would love to take it-especially shops that work on diesel trucks. If they don't have waste oil heaters, they at least have a company that takes their used motor/tranny oil. That company would take it also.
I have a guy who takes the oil tanks out of the basement when we do conversions or new tanks. He pumps the oil into a tank on the back of his truck, takes it home, and uses it in his house (triple filtered--but filters are cheaper then oil).
Or like Rick said...advertise.

RobG

Try Craigslist. Just make sure that whomever is taking it prevents any possible spillage. Someone will take it. (you could probably stipulate that they take tank as well.) I live in the mountains so people will do just about anything to save a buck.

jonny88

I know a scrap guy who pumps tanks.If he gets caught especially in NY he gets into a lot of trouble.You need a special license here to remove oil from tank but I do understand where you are coming from.All said and done I pay about sorry no pricing to get tank pumped and cleaned and given a cert.

Charlie from wmass

Permit is supposed to be pulled with fire department. Disposal is harder now then a few years ago. They now require tanks be removed when conversion burners are installed. Try the Shopper's Guide or other local classified ads.

Patchogue Phil_2

On Long Island, I recently saw an ad in Newsday classifieds. Someone will buy your clean home heating oil. No price mentioned, just had phone number.

Steve Garson_2

Thanks all. I'm just going to pay the tank removal company the $300 plus the permit fee to take the tank and the oil.

Jean-David Beyer

Around here, you cannot do that. When I converted to gas, I had a 1000 gallon oil tank in the ground with 300 to 400 gallons of #2 heating oil in it. I wanted to give this oil to some friends of mine, about 2 miles from here. The contractor removing the tank said it was illegal for them to do it. They could take it and use it themselves, or pay a toxic waste recycling place to take it, but they could not deliver it to a residential customer. Even if I paid them. In fact, the company pumping out the oil took it, and I had to pay them to do it.