This Old House – Essex House Project
This past year CommTank was fortunate to participate in another project with Kevin O’Connor, Richard Trethewey and Norm Abrams on This Old House. The oil tank removal job took place at the 1935 English-style cottage in Essex Massachusetts. As part of the renovation of the house, the This Old House crew was starting an addition to the kitchen and the oil tank located outside was in the way of the project. Richard Trethewey planned to upgrade the heating system to geothermal so the oil tank was no longer needed. CommTank was asked to demonstrate how an oil tank is removed. Our crews disconnected the tank, pumped out the oil and cut the tank in half with a steel nibbler tool. We then cleaned the two halves of the tank and brought it back to our facility to crush and recycle the steel.
Watch the episode that we appeared in.
Dan Hoag has worked in the environmental and tank storage industry for 16 years. Dan’s range of expertise includes designing systems for oil spill clean-ups, treating soil contamination through "in situ" oxidation and testing, and inspecting underground storage tank systems. As head of Marketing and Information Technologies at CommTank, Dan draws from field experience to write about fuel, water and chemical storage technologies, and the regulations that affect them. He has developed training courses in home inspection, underground storage tank operator, ultrasonic thickness and tank tightness testing. Over the past decade, Dan has published over 60 articles about industry trends and has documented commercial, residential, and environmental projects through illustration, videos, and photography. When Dan unplugs from technology, he spends his time backyard farming, hiking, and kayaking, while masquerading as a hockey player during the wee hours of the morning.