Pre-Purchase Guide &
General Information

PRE-PURCHASE GUIDE:
1. Determine Capacity & Location Restrictions: Gallons, Maximum Height
__and Diameter, and Indoors or Outdoors Installation
2. Conduct Chemical Review: Name, Concentration, Specific Gravity, and
__Temperature
3. See
Chemical Resistance Guide for tank & fittings materials, specific
__gravity rating, and full-drain and secondary containment requirements
4. See
Home Page for tank styles; use complete 8-digit Stock Number
__when placing order.
__The first digit of Stock Number indicates manufacturing location:

4 = Monroe, LA
7 = Winchester, VA
1 = French Camp, CA

5. Specify fitting location(s) on website drawing
6. Contact
Customer Service to request quotation

OPERATING PARAMETERS:

Temperature
· Tank specific gravity ratings based on product temperature of 100°F
· Tank designs for temperatures up to 150°F, contact Customer Service

Pressure - atmospheric pressure must be maintained in tank at all times;
__vacuum must = 0

Venting
· Weighted Hinged Manway Lid
REQUIRED if tank is filled pneumatically
· Unrestricted (no screen) vent size must exceed size of tank's largest
__fitting by one inch
· Screened vent size must exceed size of tank's largest fitting by two inches

Plumbing - Flexible connections REQUIRED to preserve
__warranty; allows for tank expansion / contraction and to reduce pump /
__piping vibration stress on the tank

Installation
· Review
Installation Manual included in shipping documentation
· Hydrotest (water test) for 24 hours after installation

Heat Maintenance Controls - Two thermostats furnished, one for control
__and one for redundancy; heating requirements vary depending on
__maintenance temperature, ambient temperature, and wind conditions

Polyurethane Insulation with Mastic Coating
· 2" nominal thickness
· Density = 2 lbs./cubic foot
· R Value = 8.33/inch
· Mastic coating is white acrylic vinyl

Tank Color
· High Density Crosslinked Polyethylene
(HDXLPE) - Natural, Black, Gold
· Linear Polyethylene (HDPE) - Natural, Black
__(Note: Additional colors are available, contact Customer Service)

GENERAL INFORMATION:
· Nominal Capacity = Calculated tank capacity to top of straight sidewall
· All Vertical, IMFO® , and SAFE-T
ANK® systems greater than 500
__gallons are manufactured in accordance with ASTM D 1998 Standard
· Gallonage markers are approximate; not for precise measuring or metering


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