Was the containment nothing more than concrete curbs around the tank? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bobby Gillett Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Diesel fuel tank
The last couple FM projects I did also required both, and the containment dike had to contain 130% of the capacity of the tank. Bobby Gillett *Living Water Fire Protection, LLC* 1160 McKenzie Rd. Cantonment, FL 32533 (850) 937-1850 livingwaterfp.com <http://livingwaterfp.com/> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 7:07 AM, Richard Mote <[email protected]>wrote: > The last couple of FM jobs I've done required both a double wall tank > and a containment dike. > > NFPA 20, 2010 11.4.1.2.4 Fuel tansk shall be enclosed with a wall, > curb or dike sufficient to hold the entire capacity of the tank. > > This isn't in the 2007 edition at least not in the fuel tank section, > so it must be new. > > Richard Mote ET > Design Manager > Rowe Sprinkler Systems, Inc. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Martinez, > Dewayne > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 7:45 AM > To: SprinklerFORUM > Subject: Diesel fuel tank > > We have an existing system with a diesel fuel pump and tank(280gpm) > that was installed back in 1991. The insurance carrier is requesting > that either a new duel wall tank or a dike containment system be installed. > I have looked through NFPA 20 and didn't see anything requiring either. > Should I be looking in a different place? > > Thanks, > > Dewayne > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkl > er.org > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler .org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
