Underground Fuel Tank Installation

Compliance with the procedures and instructions contained in this installa tion manual are necessary for the proper installation of xerxes tanks.

Underground fuel tank installation. Its primary purpose is to provide an introduction to the engineering options. Failure to comply will void the limited warranty for the tank s and may cause tank failure. Our fiberglass tanks provide safe long term underground storage tank owners and system designers of underground fuel systems need tanks that provide secure storage of fuel over time. New world gas station installation.

Xerxes by shawcor fiberglass double wall tanks are an excellent solution because they are corrosion resistant both inside and out. While the storage tank is the critical component in an underground fuel system other important accessories are necessary to provide spill containment tank anchoring secondary pipe drain collection leak detection and other. Propane tanks have a very long life. All underground tanks are coated in polyurethane which provides permanent and effective corrosion protection for the life of the tank.

An underground storage tank ust system is a tank or a combination of tanks and connected underground piping having at least 10 percent of their combined volume underground. Installation of xerxes underground storage tanks. Code title 42 chapter 82 subchapter ix. Underground fuel tanks are larger able to hold around 500 to 1 000 gallons but are more expensive to remove install and inspect.

Although heating oil doesn t pose a significant explosion risk the consequences of a leak especially in an underground tank can do serious damage to your wallet not to mention the. Procedures and considerations for the benefit of agency staff who do not have a specialist background. Citgo ust system and dispenser installation. The cost of an oil leak.

If you lease your propane gas tank your propane vendor will check the tank every 2 3 years. Highland tanks combine the structural strength of steel with the lasting protection of polyurethane. But to protect your underground propane tank a sacrificial anode bag is attached to the tank before installation. Maintaining underground propane tanks.

The tank system includes the tank underground connected piping underground ancillary equipment and any containment system. This law incorporates amendments to subtitle i of the solid waste disposal act as well as the ust provisions of the energy policy act of 2005 and gives epa the authority to regulate usts. Recent examples of containment solutions projects. Installing a residential propane tank costs 275 to 5 150 or 2 750 on average.