Cleanout Cover

TM 5-5430-209-12

(2) If tank has a firewall, fill firewall with water

to a depth of 4 or 5 inches above the tank bottom.

Enter tank and visually check the lap seams and

bottom chime for leakage.

(3) If tank has no firewall, pump water over

the partial door at the cleanout opening to a depth of not

less than 6 inches above the bottom. At outside of tank,

visually check the bottom chime for leakage.

(4) Repair leaks by tightening nuts and

applying sealing compound at points of leakage.

b. Stave Seams.

(1) Remove partial cover and install cleanout

cover (para 3-27).

(2) Fill tank to full capacity with water.

(3) Visually check all stave lap seams and

chime for leakage. Tighten nuts at points of leakage

until leaks have been eliminated.

(4) After the stave lap seams have been

made watertight, gage the water level of the tank and

make a notation of the gage reading. Gage it again 24

hours later and compare the two readings. There should

be no measurable drop in water level. Any tank that

1. CLEANOUT COVER

leaks more than 1/8 inch in 24 hours must be emptied

2. NUT

and inspected for bottom leaks. Repair leaks in a (4)

above.

Figure 3-33. Placing the cleanout cover

3-27. Cleanout Cover

(10,000-barrel capacity tank).

a. General. The cleanout cover is a flat,

rectangular, steel plate drilled and formed to provide a

(4) Install washers, cup side down, over all

liquid-tight cover over the opening of the cleanout stave.

seam bolts. Install nuts, rounded face down, on all bolts.

The bottom edge of the plate is flanged. Two steel

Tighten bolts uniformly around the cover to maintain a

handles are welded to the outside face of the plate.

leakproof joint.

b. Installation.

3-28. Cleaning the Tank Site

(1) See paragraphs 3-23 through 3-26 prior to

The tank erection crew is responsible for the initial

installation of cleanout cover.

policing of the tank site. Clear out all debris, papers,

(2) Push all bolts blush with gasket in chime

cartons, and any other inflammable material. All tools

at bottom to provide clearance for sliding cover in place.

and erection equipment should be returned to the tank

(3) Install cover (1, fig. 3-33) with flange end

erection tool set. The crew should leave a clean and

resting on chime at bottom of tank. Work bolts (3, fig. 3-

neat installation for the pipeline crew or others.

30) through cover. Temporarily install nuts (2, fig. 3-33)

on a sufficient number of bolts to hold cover in place.

Section VII. IDENTIFICATION OF COMPONENT ITEMS

3-29. General

Code

Manufacturer

79154 Victaulic Co. of America

This section contains a list of component items for the

3100 Hamilton Blvd.

100-barrel capacity tank. This list is furnished for your

South Plainfield, N.J. 07080

convenience in identifying individual components of the

81348 Federal Specifications Promulgated by General

tank. Those items required for reassembly are listed as

Services Administration

components of the reerection kit and grouped at the end

81350 Joint Army-Navy Specifications

of the listing.

3-30. Component Items

Promulgated by Standardization

a. Refer to table 3-1 for the list of component

Division, Directorate of Logistic Services, DSA.

items.

97403 U.S. Army Research and Development

b. The following is a list of Manufacturers Codes

Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060

(MFG Code) contained in Table 3-1.

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