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FIBERGLASS TANK INSTALLATION • <br /> Table of Contents <br /> 1. Introduction.......................................................................3 9.11 Drop-Forged Turnbuckles...........................................16 <br /> 1.6 Safety......................................................................................3 9.12 Wire Rope..........................................................................16 <br /> 1.7 Important Information.....................................................3 9.13 Deadmen Anchors..........................................................16 <br /> 1.8 Important Reminders.......................................................3 9.14 Concrete Anchor Pad....................................................17 <br /> 1.9 Tank Limited Warranty Activation...............................3 9.15 Split Strap Anchoring System.....................................17 <br /> 1.10 Before You Begin...............................................................4 10. Ballasting Tanks............................................................18 <br /> 2. Handling/Storage.............................................................4 11. Tank Installation...........................................................18 <br /> 2.2 To Avoid Tank Damage....................................................5 11.1 Before You Begin............................................................18 <br /> 2.3 Lifting Tanks.........................................................................5 11.2 Tank Vertical Diameter Measurements...................18 <br /> 2.4 Lifting CSI Deadmen.........................................................5 11.3 Installation Procedure...................................................19 <br /> 2.5 Lifting Tank Sumps or Risers..........................................6 11.4 Backfill To Subgrade......................................................20 <br /> 3. Bed and Backfill.................................................................6 12. Adding Tanks at Existing Locations..........................21 <br /> 4. Pre-Installation Testing....................................................6 12.2 Preferred Method...........................................................21 <br /> 4.2 Visual Air/Soap Test..........................................................6 12.3 Alternate Method for Dry Hole Excavation...........21 <br /> 4.3 Prepare for Testing............................................................7 13. Piping and Bottom Sump Clearances.......................22 <br /> 5. Testing Tanks.....................................................................8 13.1 Tanks with Bottom Sumps/Fittings........................22 <br /> 5.1 Testing Single-Wall Tanks...............................................8 13.2 External Piping 22 <br /> 5.2 Double-Wall Tanks Shipped Under Vacuum............8 <br /> •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <br /> 5.3 Testing Double-Wall Tanks 14. Venting...........................................................................22 <br /> with Dry Annular Space...................................................8 15. Filling Tanks...................................................................22 <br /> 5.4 Testing Double-Wall Compartment Tanks 16. Manways........................................................................22 <br /> with a Dry Annular Space and <br /> Double-Wall Bulkheads...................................................9 17. Annular Space Monitoring.........................................23 <br /> 5.5 Testing Double-Wall Tanks 17.1 Hydrostatic Monitoring..................................."...........23 <br /> with Liquid Filled Annular Space 17.3 Dry Annular Space Monitoring with Sensor..........23 <br /> (Hydrostatically Monitored)........................................10 17.4 Dry Annular Space Vacuum <br /> 5.6 Testing Double-Wall Compartment Tanks or Air Pressure Monitoring 24 <br /> (Hydrostatically Monitored)........................................10 18. Containment Collars,Tank Sumps&Tank Risers...24 <br /> 5.7 For Tanks That Cannot Be Air Tested.......................11 18,3 AIITanks&Sumps.............................."...........................24 <br /> 6. Excavation and Tank Clearance..................................12 18.4 Collar Test Instructions.................................................24 <br /> 6.1 Stable Excavations..........................................................12 19. Operating Guidelines..................................................25 <br /> 6.2 Unstable Excavations....................................................12 <br /> 6.3 Shoring Removal.............................................................13 19.1 General...............................................................................25 <br /> 6.4 Tank Location-Nearby Structures...........................13 19.2 Fiberglass Tanks Intended Use..................................25 <br /> 19.3 Confined Space Entry.............................................._....25 <br /> Fab <br /> 7. 7.2 Geote tileFabric......................................................13 19.4 Filling/Venting Tanks(General)................... <br /> 7.2 Geotextile Fabrics Are Required '•••••"••••25 <br /> for any of the Following Locations...........................13 19.12 Containment Sumps,Manway Extensions <br /> 7.6 Geotextile Fabric Installation......................................13 &Access Risers.................................................................26 <br /> 8. Burial Depth and Cover.................................................14 20. Conversion Formulas...................................................26 <br /> 8.3 Minimum Burial Depth-No Traffic Load................14 21. Supplemental Documents..........................................26 <br /> 8.4 Minimum Burial Depth-Traffic Load......................14 Appendix <br /> 9. Anchoring........................................................................15 APP A. Anchor Chart..............................................................27-28 <br /> 9.7 General Anchoring Requirements............................15 <br /> 9.8 Anchor Point Loads........................................................15 AppB. Standard Tank Sizes.......................................................29 <br /> 9.9 Standard Eye by Eye Hold Down Strap...................16 Tank Installation Checklist.............................................30-31 <br /> Field Service Department Tank Technical Support <br /> Mt.Union,Pennsylvania Conroe,Texas <br /> (800)822-1997•(814)542-8520 (800)537-4730•(936)756-7731 <br /> 2 <br />