Papercreters: [papercreters] Re: tank boy

Thursday, August 14, 2008

[papercreters] Re: tank boy

The first thing I would look at is what the manufacturer
recommendations are for supporting the tank.

Different tanks have different support requirements. You don't want
to compromise the tank integrity with improper support.

Some tanks are designed to sit on support legs.

Other tanks are designed to be set on a continuous surface and
possibly be buried.

Without knowing more details about your particular tank, it's
difficult to get specific about the best way to support and insulate
it.

Can you share the Manufacturer, Make, Model, Photos, and/or other
details?

Please share details about the specific site where you want the tank
to be located too.

--- In papercreters@yahoogroups.com, "x" <personx@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all
> I'm still in the planning stages and thought I would run them by
you-all for
> your expert feedback. This is a fuel tank (1000gal. 4'dia. By 12'
long) that
> I will be converting to a hot water tank for a solar system that
will sit
> outside. I want to use the PC to insulate it, about 2' all around.
I first
> thought of doing a traditional mounting with three supports on a
concrete
> footers that went below the freeze level (2' here) and then doing
the PC all
> around. With the concern with heat loss through the supports and
how to
> minimize that I have now revised it to just using PC for the whole
support
> and doing a stronger mix for the part that will support the weight
of the
> tank (apx. 4 tons) running the full length of the tank of course.
Setting it
> 4' below ground level on a bed of gravel using treated plywood and
plastic
> sheeting as a vapor/water barrier. Having a couple of drainage
trenches and
> piping running downhill from it to keep water from pooling there.
>
> Any thoughts on my ideals would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
> -x-
>