Installation conditions
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General
(1) The container installation must follow Secs. 3 and 4 of the
Particular Regulations of this General Construction Inspec-
tion Approval.
(2) In high water or flooding areas, the containers must be
placed so that they cannot be reached by high water.
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Bearing surface
The containers must be placed completely on a flat, hard
(unbending) smooth support slab or a carefully compacted and
hardened support surface.
3
Distances
(1) The containers must be at a distance from walls, other
construction, and each other that leakage may at any time be
detected by visual inspection. The containers must
be placed so that risk of explosion is sufficiently small and
means to extinguish fire are sufficiently available.
(2) For containers used to store EL grade heating oil according
to DIN 51603 and diesel fuel according to DIN EN 590, the
following clearances are normally required:
The containers must have an access clearance of at least
40 cm on at least one side.
The distance to the other walls and between adjacent
containers must be at least 5 cm.
4
Setting up
The containers must be installed level and plumb at their loca-
tion. The installation instructions delivered with the containers
(see Sec. 5.1.4) must be followed.
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Connecting pipelines
(1) When connecting pipelines to the container connection
muffs, give attention that nothing is forced and that no
additional external loads that are not designed to act on the
containers are generated.
(2) If a permanently laid pipeline is connected to the container, it
must satisfy the requirements of TRbF 50
test pressure of 10 bar.
(3) Pipelines for introducing and releasing air must conform to
TRbF 20
Nr. 9.1.2, be of adequate dimensions, and may not
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have a cut-off possibility.
They and their pipeline connections must be set up so that
they remain leak proof at 0.3 bar overpressure.
11 Technical Regulations for Combustible Liquids, TRbF 50, June 2002 ver-
sion; Rohrleitungen („Pipelines") (replaces TRbF 231/1, September 1995
version; "Pipelines on Factory Premises including Pipelines Supplying
Oil Firing Systems"
12 TRbF 20, April 2001 version; Technische Regeln für brennbare Flüs-
sigkeiten, Läger ("Technical Regulations for Combustible Liquids,
Storage Rooms")
Annex 5, Sheet 1
of the General Construction Inspection
Approval no. Z-40.21-288,
August 24, 2006
and withstand a
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of the General Construction Inspection
Lines for aeration and deaeration must not discharge into
closed spaces.
This does not apply when only a single container for storing
heating oil according to DIN 51603 or diesel fuel according to
DIN EN 590 is installed.
The outlet openings must be protected from rainwater.
GB
Annex 5, Sheet 2
Approval no. Z-40.21-288,
August 24, 2006
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