Levey asked his audience for a show of hands if they felt that oil tanks were the Achilles' heel of the oil heating industry. About two-thirds answered yes. Levey's answer was yes and no. "If the tanks are properly installed and maintained, they are incredibly safe," he commented.
The problem is that the oil heating business needs oil tanks to survive. Yet poor installation reduces the life of an oil tank and poorly maintained systems continue to give the industry a bad name.