Oil Tanks | Paul Braybrooke

Keep warm and save £1000s with our free oil heating guides

Every year, we install hundreds of replacement oil boilers, oil tanks and radiators in homes across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. We also install smart technologies to reduce heating bills, including smart thermostats and smart radiator valves. We are asked regularly for unbiased advice by customers and potential customers, so we have decided to write a number of … Read more

Guide to the Watchman Sonic, which we fit for free as part of our oil tank installations

Regular monitoring of your heating oil tank and understanding your oil usage are essential for planning future oil purchases to minimise heating costs and to avoid running out of oil. However, nothing can be more unpleasant than having to regularly go outdoors and check the oil level of an outside tank on a freezing day in winter. Without regular checking, oil … Read more

A fireproof oil tank allows placement adjacent to buildings and boundaries

Conventional heating oil tanks have to be isolated from other structures to reduce the risk a fire originating from a building spreading to the oil tank. Under Building Regulations, minimum fire separation distances are required from other structures. These can severely limit the possible locations for siting a replacement oil tank. External non-combustible fire barriers can potentially be used – which … Read more

Where and when to buy heating oil to save £100s per year

Compared with electrical and gas heating, where you have to buy at the going rate with your existing supplier at the time of use, oil heating has two huge advantages: you can purchase heating oil from any supplier you choose every time you fill your oil tank up the ability to store heating oil in an oil tank, giving you flexibility … Read more

Choosing the size, type and placement of an oil tank and the importance of planning regulations

Heating oil tanks typically last about 20 years, after which they can crack and leak. A damaged oil tanks should be replaced urgently before it becomes a much bigger problem. Replacing an old oil tank provides the opportunity to review its size, type and location. We offer a huge range of oil tanks of different sizes and footprints to best fit … Read more