Unfortunately, I can`t attest to the design of the tank, I am stuck between the engineer who designed the plans for the installation and the supplier. So I`m trying to find out who is at fault.
Mathew
So this means that ultimately the failure lies with having designed the overflow coming out of the top of the tank and thus causing a pressure head, and does not mean that there was a flaw in the tank design itself. Ultimately I am trying to resolve whether the tank was poorly designed (it was...
The scenario is as follows:
I have a HDPE water storage tank that is gravity fed. The specs req`d an 'atmospheric tank', however the overflow was placed on top and as such when the tank filled to capacity the pressure exerted by the column of water the rose above the top of the tank to the...
I am trying to find out how much internal pressure is acceptable for a water tank classified as 'atmospheric'. I assume there must be some leeway (i.e +/- 3 psig). So far I have found some references that mention +/- 0.5 psig, but I am looking to confirm this with a concrete code reference (I...
