Fuel Line And Tank Installation; The Oil Storage Tank; Type Of Tank; Position Of Tank - NESTOR MARTIN H11 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

FUEL LINE AND TANK INSTALLATION

The Oil Storage Tank

Many fuel companies allow discounts on an oil delivery of more than 500 gallons (2300 litres) and by installing a
tank with a capacity of at least 600 gallons (2750 litres). Your customer will be able to take advantage of this
arrangement whilst having the security of an adequate reserve.
An easily read level indicator fitted to the tank will help to establish your customers pattern of fuel consumption
and so avoid "topping up" the tank with small premium priced deliveries or indeed running out of fuel. It is
important that this level indicator is calibrated in volumetric units enabling the oil delivery driver to ensure he
does not overfill your tank.

Type of Tank

Contaminated fuel may do irreparable damage to the installation and as it is impossible to determine whether or
not an oil tank is free from contaminates by visual inspection, we strongly advise not to fit a second-hand oil tank.
A steel tank will provide an annual opportunity to paint and treat any signs of rust with the knowledge that even a
well maintained steel tank will eventually develop rust holes - usually at the inaccessible areas of the tank where
it rests on its supporting piers.
A polyethylene tank, will never rot or rust, are maintenance free and it is possible to render them inconspicuous
with suitable permanent screening.

Position of Tank

Avoid sitting the tank where it will be subjected to direct sunlight. Warm tanks invariably smell when localised oil
spillages vaporise. Sunlight will also create problems by causing condensation within the tank. This condensate
falls through the oil (water being more dense than oil) to the bottom of the tank where it will either flow into the
stove which may damage the metering valve, or during severe weather freeze and stop all flow from the tank.
The majority of delivery vehicles are equipped to deliver 30 meters beyond the limits of vehicle access but
expecting the heavy and unwieldy delivery hose to be threaded nearly through border plants and ornamental
hedges is unrealistic.
Try to make the path from delivery vehicle to storage tank as straight and as uncluttered as possible.
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