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Installation Manual and <br />Guidelines for Fiberglass <br />Storage Tanks <br />READ BEFORE INSTALLING TANK <br />Read all instructions, supplemental materials <br />and operating guidelines before installation. <br />Compliance with the installation instructions and operating <br />guidelines contained in this Installation Manual and Operating <br />Guidelines (subsequently referred to as the Installation Manual) are nec- <br />essary forthe proper installation, maintenance and use of our tanks and <br />accessories. For proper installation of some tanks and accessories, it may <br />also be necessary to consult select supplemental materials referenced in <br />the Introduction. <br />Failure to comply will void our obligations under the applicable <br />limited warranty forthe tank(s) and could result in death, serious <br />injury, property damage ortank failure. <br />To Installer <br />Before installation, read and understand the Installation Manual and <br />any applicable supplemental materials. After tank installation, deliver <br />the Installation Manual with the completed Tank Installation Checklist <br />(Appendix E) to the tank owner. <br />To Owner <br />After installation, retain the limited warranty, the Installation Manual <br />and checklist for future reference and follow all operating guidelines in <br />the Installation Manual. <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />Glossary ................................... 02 <br />Introduction ............................. <br />03-04 <br />• Use of Tank Data Charts..................................03 <br />• Pressurizing the Interstitial Space in a DryTank...............17 <br />• Supplemental Materials ................................. <br />04 <br />• Limited Warranties ...................................... <br />04 <br />I: Planning for Installation ................. <br />04-14 <br />• General...............................................04 <br />• Releasing Pressure From the Tank ..........................18 <br />• Backfill Material and Geotextile ....................... <br />04-05 <br />• Excavation Requirements.............................05-14 <br />• Pressure -Testing Sidebar..................................19 <br />2: Handling and Storing Tanks . . . . . . . . . <br />. . . . . . 14-15 <br />• General................................................14 <br />• General...............................................20 <br />• Unloading, Hoisting and Guiding Tanks ................. <br />14-15 <br />• Storing Tanks...........................................15 <br />• Wet Hole Installation....................................22 <br />3: Preinstallation Inspection and Testing <br />......15-16 <br />• General................................................15 <br />• Ballasting Tanks (Adding Liquid) ...................... <br />• Inspecting the Tank......................................I6 <br />6: Postinstallation Testing .................... <br />4: Testing During Installation ............... <br />16-20 <br />• Tanks Types.............................................16 <br />• Optional Hydrostatic Testing..............................23 <br />• Pressure -Test Pretesting Procedures ........................I6 <br />7: Piping, Venting and Containment Sumps... <br />Operating <br />Underground <br />• Preparing the Tank for Pressure Testing .................. <br />16-17 <br />• Pressurizing the PrimaryTank..............................17 <br />• Pressurizing the Interstitial Space in a DryTank...............17 <br />• Soaping the Tank .................................... <br />17-18 <br />• Performing Visual Checks on a Tank <br />with Wet Interstitial Space................................18 <br />• Releasing Pressure From the Tank ..........................18 <br />• Testing for SpecificTypes of Pressure -Testable Tanks .......18-20 <br />• Pressure -Testing Sidebar..................................19 <br />5: Installing Tanks ....................... <br />20-23 <br />• General...............................................20 <br />• Dry Hole Installation.................................20-21 <br />• Wet Hole Installation....................................22 <br />• Bottom Sumps and Fittings..............................22 <br />• Ballasting Tanks (Adding Liquid) ...................... <br />22-23 <br />6: Postinstallation Testing .................... <br />23 <br />• Pressure Testing Tanks...................................23 <br />• Optional Hydrostatic Testing..............................23 <br />7: Piping, Venting and Containment Sumps... <br />23-25 <br />• Internal Piping.........................................23 <br />• External Piping.........................................23 <br />• Venting Tanks..........................................23 <br />• Piping Sidebar.........................................24 <br />• Venting Interstitial Spaces...............................25 <br />• Installing Containment Sumps ...........................25 <br />8: Completing Installation ................ <br />26-27 <br />• Taking Diameter Measure #4 ............ ................26 <br />• Monitoring Tanks.......................................26 <br />• Monitoring Single -Wall Tanks ............................26 <br />• Monitoring Double -Wall Tanks ............................26 <br />• Monitoring Double -Wall Tank With a Dry Interstitial Space ....26 <br />• Monitoring Double -Wall Tank With a Wet Interstitial Space .... 26 <br />• Setting the Level of the Monitoring Fluid ............... <br />26-27 <br />9: Operating Guidelines .................. <br />27-28 <br />• General...............................................27 <br />• Temperature Limits for Stored Products and Materials ........ <br />27 <br />• Entering Tanks.........................................27 <br />• Filling Tanks (In General).................................28 <br />• Filling UL-Labeled/ULC-Labeled Tanks ...................... <br />28 <br />10: Document Review ....................... <br />28 <br />• Installation Manual.....................................28 <br />• Appendices............................................28 <br />Appendices AI -A4 ........................ <br />29-35 <br />Appendices 13I-134 ........................ <br />36-42 <br />Appendix C ................................ <br />43 <br />Appendix D ................................ <br />44 <br />Appendix E ............................. <br />45-47 <br />04.01.18 ZCL XERXES' <br />