Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
1. All tanks
serving a waste oil appliance shall conform to NFPA # 31 and this
Chapter.
2. An exception to 13-5.1
provides that a waste oil supply tank of 660 gallons or two tanks of aggregate
capacity, supplying a Waste Oil Appliance shall be installed with a receptacle
or funnel used specifically for introducing waste oils into a specifically
marked waste oil supply tank when the tank and accessories have a 2 inch
diameter (nominal inside diameter) iron pipe vent to the outside of the
building or structure.
3. The
arrangement of the waste oil tank recovery receptacle shall comply with the
following:
A. The recovered waste oil shall
be introduced into the supply tank manually through a valved recovery pan or
funnel for waste oils only and shall be located at the top of the tank. See
Figure 4(a). The receptacle to receive the oils may be installed as
follows:
B. Install a close x 2
inch threaded (NPT) metal nipple in the oil supply tanks' 2 inch access
opening;
C. Install the receptacle
(funnel, pan, catch basin, etc.) at the top of the valve;
D. Install a gauge in the other available
access opening of the tank;
E.
Spillage by individuals pouring recovered waste oil from a pan, catch basin, or
other type of recovery container, must be minimized by metal steps,
corresponding to the height of the tank, so an individual does not have to
reach beyond his or her shoulder level while transferring the fuel from the
recovery container to the oil supply receptacle. Steps provided shall be a
minimum of three (3) feet wide, with a tread height of not more than eight (8)
inches. Ladders are not an acceptable alternative; and
F. Any spillage shall be cleaned up
immediately and reported to the Department of Environmental
Protection.
4. As an
option to the tank arrangement in paragraph 13-5.2 and Figure 4(a), the tank
arrangement may be supplied with a funnel and a fill and vent pipe extending to
the outside, providing the fill point is identified by a metal placard attached
to the building stating: " Waste oil tank, check for inside valve closure prior
to filling." See Figure 4(b).
A. The waste
oil supply tank in Figure 4(b) must be provided with a combination oil gauge
and vent alarm at the vent pipe due to the availability of only three access
openings in the tank. Waste oil tanks with four (4) access openings may use a
separate gauge and vent alarm.
B.
Spillage due to pouring recovered waste oil from a pan, catch basin, or other
type of recovery container must be minimized by metal steps, corresponding to
the height of the tank, so an individual does not have to reach beyond his or
her shoulder level while transferring the fuel from the recovery container to
the oil supply receptacle. Steps provided shall be a minimum of three (3) feet
wide, with a tread height of not more than eight (8) inches. Ladders are not an
acceptable alternative.
C. Any
spillage shall be cleaned up immediately and reported to the Department of
Environmental Protection.
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