General Ike Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Long story short... My mother is selling my childhood home. It had an unground oil tank that was discontinued and at the time properly prepared for abandonment in place. She has decided to remove it because many potential buyers want it gone. The enviro company says that a vacuum truck won't clear the sandy, oily mix that's left and he has to find a guzzler truck. What's the difference between a vac-all and a guzzler? Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Not sure about the truck, but I deal with this as part of my job......If the underground tank was properly and legally abandoned in place (top cut off, all oil/sludge inside cleaned out and mopped up, and tank filled with sand or other inert materials and tank re-sealed) then it should be OK to leave in place. Unless Florida's laws differ from Pa. Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Guzzler is a brand name, but it is basically an ultra super heavy duty industrial vacuum truck. It will suck up any thing - liquid, Slurry, powder most solids and sludge. Looks similar to a sewer/ storm drain vacuum but much more powerful. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 I should have prefaced that I'm in Florida and my mom is in Westchester County, NY. I'm not around to pester the crew about what's going on so when she started talking about guzzlers today my first reaction was "what the hell is a guzzler vs a vac-con". The tank was properly abandoned in place but the company is out of business. Records shredded not long ago. Doesn't help that every lib buyer from NYC wants the tank removed even though it poses a greater environmental risk to move it than to leave it considering that it was prepped properly. Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack mhe9 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 There's some kind of joke here with guzzlers, vacs and suckers, I have a couple ideas but there are kids on this site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Ike Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Oh come on... Let it rip. Quote Ed Smith1957 B85F 1242 "The General Ike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1958 F.W.D. Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I should have prefaced that I'm in Florida and my mom is in Westchester County, NY. I'm not around to pester the crew about what's going on so when she started talking about guzzlers today my first reaction was "what the hell is a guzzler vs a vac-con". The tank was properly abandoned in place but the company is out of business. Records shredded not long ago. Doesn't help that every lib buyer from NYC wants the tank removed even though it poses a greater environmental risk to move it than to leave it considering that it was prepped properly.Local Code Enforcement is required to keep these records on file in your mother's property file. If it was indeed abandoned properly, legally and with documents, I would tell the buyers to GFY- you want it done, it's on your dime. 1 Quote TWO STROKES ARE FOR GARDEN TOOLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41chevy Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 There's some kind of joke here with guzzlers, vacs and suckers, I have a couple ideas but there are kids on this site.well?The Village Hall should also have a sign off on it. It had to be inspected before and after the tank was sanded up and back filled. Paul Quote "OPERTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE WORK" Thomas Edison “Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely, in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy shit, what a ride!’” P.T.CHESHIRE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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