Vegetable Oil Tank Cleaning
CommTank's crew is setting up to pump out the vegetable oil storage tanks.
CommTank's crew is pumping out vegetable oil into 275-gallon polyester storage totes.
A diaphragm pump is used to transfer the oil to the totes.
The view down the cat walk shows a few of the vegetable tanks located in the warehouse.
Vegetable Oil Tank Cleaning
After the tank has been pumped dry and cleaned, our crew takes thickness readings of the vegetable tank bottom.
This project consisted of pumping out, cleaning and testing twenty-two 5000-gallon aboveground steel storage tanks. After the each tank was emptied of usable vegetable oil, CommTank scraped out the remaining sludge and placed the material in drums.
The steel tanks bottoms were then cleaned and measurements were taken using an ultrasonic thickness gauge to verify the soundness of the tank bottom. A report was generated for each tank and provided to the facility manager at the conclusion of the project.
Project Categories
Above Ground Tank Installation |
Above Ground Tank Removal |
Day Tanks |
Field Welded Tanks |
Fuel Filtering |
Fuel Management and Gas Pumps |
Fuel Tank Rentals |
Oil Spill Cleanup |
Storage Tank Management Program |
Tank Cleaning |
Tank Component Upgrades |
Tank Inspection |
Tank Lining |
Tank Painting and Coating |
Tank Restoration |
Tank Testing |
Third-Party Inspection |
Underground Tank Installation |
Underground Tank Removal |
Underground Tank Repairs and Upgrades |
Veeder Root Testing and Certification
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About the Author: Dan Hoag
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.
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.