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Wednesday, June 02, 2004 11:40 AM Art Gomez 510-494-1596 P 18 <br /> Guide Specifications - Double-Null FRP Tanks for Feel Storage <br /> SHORT FORM: identified in the manufacturer's current standard <br /> [he contractor shall provide Double-Wall Fiberglass Reinforced warranty. <br /> Plastic (FRP) Underwriters Laboratories­Iabeled underground C. Materials: <br /> storage tank as shown on the drawings. Sizes and fittings shall 1. Tank shall be manufactured with 100%resin and <br /> be as shown. The tanks shall be fiberglass tanks as glass-fiber reinforcement. No sand fillers. <br /> manufactured by Xerxes Corporation. D.Tank Dimensions (Refer to Xerxes literature on <br /> Tank shall be tested and installed according to the Xerxes gallonage.): <br /> Installation Manual and Operating Guidelines for Single-Wall 1. Tank shall have nominal capacity of gallons. <br /> and Double-Wall Fiberglass Underground Storage Tanks in Z. Tank shall have nominal outside diameter of <br /> effect at time of each installation. feet. <br /> 3.Tank shall have approximate overall length of <br /> LONG FORM: feet and inches. <br /> Part l: General E. Interstitial Space <br /> 1.01 Quality Assurance 1.Tank shall have a space between the primary and <br /> secondary shell walls to allow for the free flow and <br /> A. Acceptable Manufacturer:Xerxes Corporation containment of all leaked product from the primary <br /> B. Governing Standards, as applicable: tank.The space also allows the insertion of a <br /> I. Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard monitoring device through a monitoring fitting. <br /> for Safety 1316, File MH 9061 for storage of 2.02 Appurtenances and Accessories <br /> flammable liquids.A UL label shall be attached A. Optional Anchor Straps <br /> to each tank. 1. Straps shall be FRP anchor straps as supplied by <br /> 2. National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) tank manufacturer. <br /> Standards: 2. Number and location of straps shall be specified in <br /> NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids current literature by tank manufacturer. <br /> Code B. Manways <br /> NFPA Code 30A Automotive and Marine Service Station 1. All manways are to be flanged and 22" I.D., <br /> complete with UL listed gaskets, bolts and covers. <br /> NFPA 31. Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment. (30" and 36" I.D. manways are also available.) <br /> 3. City of New York Department of Buildings M.EA., 2. Location is shown on standard tank drawings. <br /> Division#161-89-M. 3. Optional manway extensions shall be FRP and <br /> 4. Los Angeles Fire Department 24" long. <br /> Part ll: Products 4. Each steel manway cover shall have a minimum <br /> 2.01 Double-Wall Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) of three 4"NPT fittings. (See Dimensional Data on <br /> Underground Storage Tanks: pp. 7-9 for actual size and quantity of fittings.) <br /> A. Loading Conditions—Tank shall meet the following C. Optional Fill Tubes <br /> design criteria: I. Fill tubes shall be FRP or contractor-supplied and <br /> I. Internal Load—Tank shall withstand a 5-psi contractorinstalled aluminum. Locations are <br /> air-pressure test with 5:1 safety factor. Contractor shown on drawings. <br /> shall individually test tanks for leakage prior to Z. FRP tubes shall be 4" in diameter, with a 6"x 4" <br /> installation. Maximum test pressure is 5 psi. double-tapped reducer bushing,and include a 6" <br /> Z. Vacuum Test—To verify structural integrity, every NPT fitting on the tank. FRP tubes can be installed <br /> tank shall be vacuum tested by the manufacturer in the manway cover or tank shell wall.Aluminum <br /> at the factory to 1 1.5" of mercury. tubes (contractor-supplied)shall be 4" in diameter <br /> 3. Surface Loads—Tank shall withstand surface H-20 and fit directly into a 4" NPT fitting.Tubes shall <br /> axle loads when properly installed according to terminate a minimum of 4"from the bottom of tank. <br /> manufacturer's current Installation Manual and D. Gauge Plates <br /> Operating Guidelines. 1. Gauge plates shall be installed under each service <br /> 4. External Hydrostatic Pressure—Tank shall be fitting and manway opening. <br /> capable of being buried in ground with 7' of E. Heating Coils <br /> overburden over the top of the tanks, the hole 1. Optional heating coils shall be installed in a <br /> fully flooded and a safety factor of 5:I against separate 22" manway and shall be the standard <br /> general buckling. item supplied by tank manufacturer. <br /> 5. Tank shall support accessory equipment—such as 2. Location is shown in Dimensional Data on pp. 7-9. <br /> heating coils, drop tubes, submersible pumps and <br /> ladders—when installed according to tank F. Optional Ladders <br /> manufacturer's current Installation Manual and 1. Ladders shall be the standard ladder as supplied <br /> Operating Guidelines. by tank manufacturer(aluminum, carbon steel or <br /> B. Product Storage: fiberglass). <br /> 1. Tank shall be capable of storing petroleum G. NPT Threaded Fittings <br /> products with specific gravity up to I.I. 1. All threaded fittings shall be a material of <br /> Z. Tank shall be vented to atmospheric pressure. construction consistent with the requirements <br /> 3. Tank shall be capable of storing products of the Underwriter Laboratories (UL) label. <br /> 2. All standard threaded fittings shall be <br /> h�lfsni-nlinnc anri ch-Al ho a" nr/." in Hinmotor <br />