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THIJ 13.:3 NOTES. 1, ALL FUEL PIPING SHOULD BE OF BLACK IRON OR COPPER PIPE. P!PE SIZES SHOULD FC'A.LOW ENGINE MANUFACTURER'S RECCM. MENDATIONS BASED ON KW CF GENERATOR SET. WARNING:A DANGEROUS INSTALLATION WILL RESULT IF PROPERLY SIZED OVERFLOW AND VENT PIPES ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THIS TANK. OVERFLOW: SHOL -D TANK BE OVERFILLED AS A RESULT OF MISAOJUSTMENT OF FUEL LEVEL CONTROLS, FUEL SPILLAGE OROVERPRES- SURIZATICN OF THE TANK MAY RESULT. AN OVERFLOW PIPE BACK TO THE MAIN STORAGE TANK OF AT LEAST DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE FILL PIPE (FROM THE PUMP) MUST BE IN- STALLED WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO LENGTH OF RUN AND VERTICAL DROP. NSE MIN. I- I.D.) VENT: A PROPERLY SIZED AND INSTALLED VENT PIPE IS MANDATORY. THE VENT PRO - VIM A MEANS FOR TANK TO BREATHE WHEN FUEL IS WITHDRAWN OR ADDED TO TANK. VENTING ALSO PROVIDES PRESSURE RELIEF IN CASE OF OVERFILL OR RAPID EXPANSION OR GASSIFICATION OF CONTENTS IN EVENT OF FIRE. PORTIONS OF THIS TANK MAY BECOME PERMANENTLY DISTORTED AT ----% r zr �132 C PRESSURES ABOVE 5 PSI. AND MAY RUPTURE AT PRESSURES ABOVE THE DESIGNED MAX IMUM WITHSTAND PRESSURE OF 25 PSI. TO AVOID OVERPRESSURIZATION A VENT PIPE TO ATMOSPHERE (OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING) OF THE SAME DIAMETERAS THE THREADED VENT FITTING INSTALLED IN THE TANK MUST BE PROVIDED TO EXTEND A MINIMUM OF 5 FT. ABOVE TANK TOP, HOWEVER, NO PORTION OF THIS VENT SHOULD EXTEND OR TERMINATE MORE THAN 12 FT. ABOVE THIS TANK. THERE MUST BE NO LOW PORTIONS OR SAGS IN THE VENT PIPE WHICH CAN TRAP LIOU10. PROTECT THE OPEN ENO BY SUITABLE MEANS TO PRE- VENT ENTRY BY INSECTS. FOREIGN MATTER AND PRECIPITATION. NOTE: THE EMERGENCY VENT LINE CAPACITY SPECIFIED ON THE PLACARD AT THE TOP OF THE TANK MUST BE CONSIDERED IN CROER TO MAINTAIN THE FIRE SAFETY FACTORS ESTABLISHED BY NFPA 30 AND VIL 142. IF INSTALLATION IS INTENDED TO CONFORM AND BENEFIT FROM THE INHERENT SAFETY AD- VANTAGES OF NFPA 30 AND UL 142 INSTALLA. TICNI STANDARDS, OBSERVANCE OF THE VALUE IS MANDATORY. R MAY BE NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE VENT PIPE DIAMETER IF THE RUN IS LONG. ' MAINTENANCE. INSPECT THIS TANK AT LEAST EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR DAMAGE. LEAKAGE, OR RUST ON BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE TANK. PROMPTLY REPAIR OR REPLACE ANY SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED OR CET ERIO- RATED TANK. P . © 5 NOTE: THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT. NOT A CONSUMER PRODUCT. IT MUST BE SPECIFIED. INSTALLED. OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY INDIVIDUALS EQUIPPED WITH THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND SKILLS. THIS TANK CONFORMS TO APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS: NFPA 30 AND NFPA 37, VL 142 2. DRAIN WATER AND SEDIMENT FROM DAYTANK SUMP AT LEAST ONCE EACH YEAR, OR MORE FREQUENTLY DEPENDING ON USAGE AND CONDITION OF THE FUEL. 3. WHEN THE MAIN FUEL STORAGE TANK IS LOCATED ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE DAY TANK, THE FOLLOWING OPTION IS RECUIP.ED: OPTION 375; GRAVITY INLET CONTROL. CON SISTING OF DUAL IN-LINE SOLENOID VALVES, FLOAT VALVE, MANUAL ISOLATICN VALVE. CONSIDER ALSO: #170; 50 PSI CCNSTRUCTICN, *Igo' 1191: OVERFLOW BASIN. #383: AUTOMATIC OVERFLOW TANK. 4. RECOMMENDED OPTIONS! A. WHEN THE MAIN FUEL STORAGE TANK IS LOCATED UNDERGROUND. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS IS RECOMMENDED TO ASSURE MAINTENANCE OF DAY TANK PUMP PRIME: OPTION 080, 083: SOLENOID VALVE ON PUMP INTAKE. OPTION CDC: FOOT VALVE. CHECK VALVE IS SUPPLIED AS STANDARD. B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAND PUMPS IS RECOMMENDED FOR USE AS A BACK-UP TO THE MOTOR PUMP AND TO PRIME THE MOTOR PUMP ON INITIAL INSTALLATION: OPTION 010, 1 GPhi (8 STROKES/GALLON) PISTON HAND PUl.iP, OPTION 01S. 5 GPM IS STROKESI'GAL- LON) HAND PUMP. m_ CIO = I i ZK `nom! 1 .., •i; .,,i I;�g mvEt FV3A THE lI.FOHMATION HEAON IS THE PROPERTY OF SIL4vLEX. INC. ANY co"WG TRRAtBW'"AL TO OTHER`+ ANO `i+E EXCEPT THAT FOR WM:CH IT IS LCANEO 13 PROHB!TED 1!-3 %,:. ll-camhvr T11 t / _ ..... ` •'Ti 1 1 ;-�.p•-r M� i _ �• I , • 1 O Mltr •.R4M1. 1 I \ I I J e.. .c....'--