Not our proudest moment, but we imploded a 25,000 gal GST when we ran a pump test in Jan without climbing up to see the freezing rain had closed the vent. Big boom, top was concave instead of convex, and a dent in the side- stayed standing, held water, replaced it without argument, no one hurt. Now they'll realize how close to a bigger catastrophe we actually were and missed the bullet. Tank was 25' high +/-, dwarfed adjacent pumphouse. Obviously doen't help if its block walls, false security.
Now we check. As Russ Leavitt says when talking about having a fire in a building you inspect- It isn't IF, it's WHEN this happens. So batteries are to be checked for being topped off so they don't spray you with acid, you dress like Charlie Brown if you have an electric controller door open, and remember FHV can become a projectile. Now you have a small tsunami added to things to watch out for. George Church Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Cahill Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pump work, 2 die when tank collapses Agreed there is more that we may never no. Suction tanks will fail if the vent fails. I saw a fuel tank, 10,000 gal sucked in like a pop can. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Todd Williams <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected]: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:37:51 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: pump work, 2 die when tank collapses Very unfortunate. I've never heard of a suction tank "bursting" (except if it freezes - should not have been the case). There definitely is a "rest of the story". At 09:15 AM 4/11/2011, you wrote: >http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2011/apr/08/081152/investigators >-examine-accident-scene-where-2-died/news/ > >Trust we'll hear more about this tragedy, but be forewarned. Didn't see this >up here yet, pardon me if I am repeating- pretty important. > >George Church >Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. >PO Box 407, Middleburg, PA 17842 >877-324-ROWE 570-837-6335 fax >[email protected] > > >_______________________________________________ >Sprinklerforum mailing list >[email protected] >http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > >For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > >To Unsubscribe, send an email >to:[email protected] >(Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) Todd G. Williams, PE Fire Protection Design/Consulting Stonington, CT 860.535.2080 www.fpdc.com _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
