We had the builder layup 3 or 4 courses of 8" CMU block and had them coat the 
inside with a fuel proof coating. On one job they basically had the inside 
fiber glassed.
We just told the GC what was required in terms of cubic feet of containment, 
and put back on them to build it.


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 8:33 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Diesel fuel tank

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
>
>
>
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