Burt's Reliable
Phone631-602-3124
Address1515 Youngs Ave, P.O. Box 696, Southold, NY 11971
YearsTaking care of oil-powered homes since 1917; over a century of service
RatingNot stated
LicenseNot published on its own website
FocusOil tank removal and abandonment
Based inSouthold, NY
Call 631-602-3124 · Visit company website
Services (as stated on its own website)
- Basement and buried oil tank removal
- Replacement and one-day installation
- Pumping of remaining oil to a temporary tank
- Cutting and hauling of the old tank
- Cleaning before disposal under New York regulations
- Filling of a buried tank with sand or approved foam under Suffolk County Health Department rules
Service area (as stated on its own website)
Southold, Greenport, Riverhead, Shoreham and surrounding North Fork communities. North Fork only: it does NOT name Southampton, East Hampton or Shelter Island
Notes
- Local company: based in Southold.
- North Fork only: it must NOT be presented as verified South Fork or Hamptons coverage, because it names only North Fork towns.
- License: no license number is mentioned on the page read.
- No fixed price is published. Its site says the cost can run to several thousand dollars and varies with age and condition, tank type, piping, permits and remediation or abandonment, with a free estimate. A potential leak-cleanup cost figure is a leak-cleanup cost, NOT a service price, and is quoted in the cost guide and labeled as such.
- No rating with a count on its own site; the page links to customer reviews without a rating with a count in the text read.
- Its site cites Suffolk County rules: a residential heating tank under 1,100 gallons needs no registration if it is not leaking and is outside a Groundwater Management Zone or Water Supply Sensitive Area; if it is not leaking, it should not need removal.