SECTION 15606

STEEL FUEL-OIL STORAGE TANK

(NTS: Edit section as necessary. If more than one tank, add "plurals". Parentheses in text
indicate a choice.)
PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 DESCRIPTION:

A. Provide and test (a) steel fuel-oil storage tank(s) and appurtenances as indicated and
specified.

1. Arrange and pay for all permits, inspections and tests.

2. Sizes and capacities not specified herein are indicated on drawings.

1.02 RELATED WORK:

(NTS: Check INSTALLATION paragraph.)

A. Section 02210: Earth Excavation, Backfill, Fill and Grading

B. Section 03300: Cast-In-Place Concrete

C. Section 04200: Unit Masonry and Accessories

D. Section 09941: Field Painting

E. Section 15604: Fiberglass Fuel-Oil Storage Tank

F. Section 15806: Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning

G. Section 16217: Gas Turbine-Engine Generator Set

H. Section 16218: Diesel Engine - Generator Set

I. Section 16219: Gas Engine - Generator Set

1.03 REFERENCES:

A. NFPA 30: Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code of the National Fire Protection
Association.

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 B. NFPA 31: Standard for Installation of Oil Burning Equipment of the National Fire
Protection Association.

C. STI: Steel Tank Institute.

D. UL: Underwriter's Laboratory.

E. Equivalent British/European codes and standards may be used; however, the equivalency
shall be demonstrated and submitted by the Contractor and approved by the CM/CS.

1.04 SUBMITTALS:

A. Submit the following in accordance with Section 01300 - Submittals:

1. Certified shop drawings and erection drawings.

2. Operating and maintenance instructions and parts lists.

3. Field Test (Spark Test): Refer to TESTING paragraph.

1.05 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01610.

B. Do not drop or roll tank or allow it to be impacted.

C. Chock tank until ready for installation and if necessary tie it down, in accordance with
manufacturer's instructions.

D. Lift tank by installation lugs and with proper equipment. Do not use chain or cables
around tank at any time. If tank has to be moved, set on smooth ground free of rocks and
foreign objects, and rechock.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 STEEL FUEL-OIL STORAGE TANK(S):

(NTS: Keep subparagraph "A" if more than one tank or specify quantity herein.)
A. Quantity shown on drawings.

B. Steel fuel-oil storage tank: A horizontal, cylindrical tank of all welded construction with
not less than 3/16-in.(18 mm) thick steel plate shell and heads, bearing UL's "Approved"
underground label. Align suitable tappings axially at top of shell (of each tank) for fill,
vent, alarm, level gage, suction, and necessary return piping.

C. Provide manholes for tanks over 4,000 gallons (15 m3)in capacity.

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2.02 APPURTENANCES:

A. Supply appurtenances for steel fuel-oil storage tank including a fill connection, a suitable
vent alarm, a vent cap, and a remote reading tank gage.

B. Pipe for fill and vent lines: Standard weight black steel pipe using malleable-iron
screwed fittings.

(NTS: Choose one of the two following subparagraphs.)

C. Fill box: Watertight, combination flush cast-iron manhole type with a quick-closing
lock-type cap and tight-fill connection, with a cast-brass, threaded, flush cover with
suitable wrench or key. Provide cover with an identification plate labeled FUEL OIL in
letters 1/2-in.( 15 mm) high, and of a style that can be easily read.

D. Fill cap: Lock-type with quick closing cap and chain and tight fill connection with
provisions for gaging.

(NTS: Choose one of the three following subparagraphs.)

E. Vent cap: Double-opening type with threaded center connection and without screen.

F. Vent cap: Mushroom-type head without screen.

G. Vent: Weighted pressure type incorporating a vacuum relief set at 4 ounces (11
gram).for use in connection with an alarm whistle.

(NTS: If above subparagraph is used then include the following subparagraph.)

H. Vent alarm: Type suitable for installation in an underground tank and as manufactured
by Scully Signal Co., Wilmington, MA; Automatic Control Co., St. Paul, MN; Oil
Equipment Mfg. Corp., New Haven, CT; or an acceptable equivalent product.

I. Vent alarm: Type suitable for installation in an underground tank as manufactured by

Scully Signal Co., Wilmington, MA, or an acceptable equivalent product.

J. Calibrate remote reading tank-level gage in gallons to suit capacity of tank and locate as
indicated on drawings. Place no moving part inside tank. Acceptable gage
manufactures: Petrometer Corp., New Hyde Park, NY; Simmonds Precision, Bellows
Falls, VT; Pneumercator Co., New York, NY; or an acceptable equivalent product.
Provide sufficient communicating tubing to make an unbroken connection between tank
and gage dial in building.

K. Install communicating tubing in a protective galvanized steel conduit.

L. Provide fuel-oil storage tank with a gage chart calibrated to show tank capacity in gallons
per inch (m3/m) of depth and a gage stick calibrated in feet, inches, and eighths.

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 M. Gage stick: 10 ft. (3 m) long and made of wood. Treat stick after graduating to prevent
swelling and damage from fuel. Gage chart shall read in feet and inches by eighths of an
inch versus gallons; mount in an acceptable glass frame on wall where directed by
CM/CS.

2.03 SHOP PAINTING:

(NTS: Use one of next two subparagraphs.)

A. Shop coat fuel-oil storage tank exterior with a suitable primer and several coats of cold
applied, self priming coal-tar pitch, applied to a thickness not less than 1/16-in.(3 mm),
all in strict accordance with coating manufacturer's recommendations. After tank is in
place, and before backfilling, repair all abraded surfaces and tank anchors and straps as
specified for original coating.

B. Provide tank with a cathodic protection system including coating, anodes, and all
necessary isolation bushings. Make system equivalent to STI's (Steel Tank Institute) P3
system.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 INSTALLATION:

A. Install steel fuel-oil storage tank on a previously placed concrete mat and firmly secure to
anchors therein. Provide anchor brackets, anchor rods, or straps to hold tank to anchors
in mat.

B. Installation: Conform to NFPA 30 and NFPA 31 and all state and local codes and to
manufacturer's instructions.

(NTS: Delete nonapplicable references in following paragraph. Check RELATED WORK

paragraph.)
C. Suction and return piping is provided under sections pertaining to engine-generator and
heating, ventilating and air-conditioning.

3.02 TESTING:

A. Shop Test: Perform standard 5 psig (35 kPa) air test.

B. Field Test (Spark Test): After tank is in place, and before backfilling, check the entire
exterior surface with a spark detector and repair any "holidays" found and retest area.

1. Provide Owner with a certified statement that an electric continuity test has been
made on all coated surfaces of tank.

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3.03 CONTRACT CLOSEOUT:

A. Provide in accordance with Section 01700.

END OF SECTION

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