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On 8/9/12 3:10 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 13:07:28 -0400, iBoaterer wrote:

Not only is a buried tank more costly it's also less safe. An above
ground tank is easy to visually see any potential spots that are
severely rusted, etc. which may rupture and leak.

The down side is they are butt ugly and have to be 25' from the house
so it ends up out in the yard somewhere. One more thing you have to
mow around. I prefer it underground.

I wonder if the distance from the house reg has softened. I've seen some
new construction with vertical propane tanks right next to the house.
Maybe they didn't bother with a permit. I know our genny had to be at
least 5' away from the foundation wall, because there's a window in that
wall near where the genny needed to go. I don't see any real downside to
a buried tank.

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