The Detroit times., 1914-10-17

All Joints must be soldsrsd or
made tight by some equally salts
factory method. All such tanks
shall lie 40 located that the pump
or other drawing on device shall
radius OF ss' az least as Three nee fee, from
pump shall be OF non-combusupie
materials or covered with metal
Tanks similar TO those given In
Section section 20 may also DC USED; S %
used until contents are drawn, "
substantially placed 10 prevent
tipping or rolling. with pump IN
serted through - close ntting con-
nection In head or side.
Nv. PIPING AND oTHEi
APPuRTENANCES
Sec. S.. All connections from
tank TO any house. or sub-surface
ranged as sy 70 prer snn' the now o.
iDnammable liquid TO any such
system or the leakage OF any in-
nammable gases from such nuld.
mabie duid collectors shall be pro-
vided in such connection.
Sec. sc. All underground stor-
age systems for Class liquids. In
which the tank may contain In.
least 1 i-inch vent pipe. run, from
top OF tank to point outside OF
the building and acceptable TO the
Chief of the Boiler Inspection De-
partment. but which shall end NJ
OF supply and In location re-
mote from Dire escapes and never
nearer than three feet. measured
horizontally and vertically, from
any window-or other opening: the
tank vent pipe shall terminate In
goose-neck protected In the out
er end by 30x30 mesh or equiva-
lent brass wire screen. Or COM
bined vent and filling pipe, so
equipped and located as TO vent
the tank at all times, even during
filling operations. may be used
The vent pipes from two or more
tanks may be connected TO one up
right. provided they be connected
at a point at least one foot above
level or source OF supply.
Sec. 81 All drawing-on pipes
terminating inside OF any building
shall have valve at the discharge
pipes shan nave waive. which snail
preferably be pr the automatically
closing type. and In addition must
have emergency valve.
Sec. IS. Where tanks are above
ground there shall be a valve To-
Gated near the tank In each pipe.
In case two or more tanks are
cross connected there shall be q
valve near each tank In each cross
See so. Pumps delivering to or
taking supply from above ground
storage tanks shall be provided
with valves on both suction and
discharge side OF pumps and check
valve when delivering TO tank.
See. 60. Where underground
tanks are used. all pipes carrying
volatile innammable nuids. except
In dry cleaning establishments,
- III A. AsA ..rls
any traps or pockets. and shall
enter tank at the top.
Sec. 81. All pipes In systems for
intiammable liquids shall be Of
standard full weight brass. gal
vanized iron or steel. with suitable
brass or galvanized malieable iron
or steel nttings. No rubber nor
other packings. and no fianges.
shall be used. III unions are used.
at least one face must be OF brass.
Litharge and giycerin. shellac or
other suitable material shall be
used on pipe joints. Outside pip
ing must be protected against any
mechanical injury when within 5
feet of ground level Inside pip
Ing must be rigidly supported.
- Sec 81. Detective and leaking
piping must be made tight imme-
diately or replaced.
Sec. So. Piping carrying Glass
/ and III liquids, unless without
joints or connections, shall not ex-
tend through any room which con-
tains any Open iigh, or IRE .,,,
pipe for underground storage tanks
for Glass | and IL liquids shall be
carried 10 an approved location
outside OF any building but not
within feet OF any entrance door.
or cellar opening. and shah be set
In an approved metal box with
cover which shall be kept locked
except during nliing operations;
this fiiling pipe shall be closed by
equivalent brass screen strainer
y shall tie placed In the supply end
See. IS. Deliveries OF imam
>mable liquids OF Class 1 and III.
where practical. shall be made d.
rectiy 10 the storage tank through
the filIing pipe by means OF q hose
or pipe between the filling pipe and
from which SUCH fluid is being
Sec. sc. Except as permitted In
Section g. infiammable liquids
shall be drawn from tanks by
pumps so constructed as to pre-
vent leaking or waste splashIng,
or by some other system approved
s by the Chief OF the Boiler 1nspec-
ton Department. with controlling
apparatus and piping so arranged
Z
of discharge and prevent leakage
or discharge inside the building by
any arrangement OF the system.
When inside a building. the pump
or other drawing-on device shall
be located on or above the grade
hoor. preferably near an entrance
OF other well-ventilated place.
Sec. So. Except as permitted I'm
Section 6s, no tanks. drum nor
other containers inside a building.
or discharging inside a building,
shall be provided with a faucet or
other bottom drawn device which
Will permit the gravity fiow OF "
Guilds inside the building. Pipe
lower than the level or source OF
Sec. IS. The Chief OF the Boiler
Inspection Department shall per-
OF infammabie liquid In refneries
and I'm manufacturing and Jobbina
plants where the nature OF the
manufacturing process requires
such storage and flow, and also
commodities OF Classes III and III
In stores. plants and establish
ments, where the nature OF the n
quId Will not permit pumping. Pro-
holding Class j liquid shall be SUI
ficient only for one. days operation
and such storage shall be In rooms
az called for In Section 20.
Sec So. supply 90 stationary In
ternal- combustion engines using
inhammable liquid shall be by
pumpage from tanks located AZ
given In Sections ls and ~.
Sec. 20 In equipments for the
use OF infiammable liquids as q
fuel under boilers. furnaces, kiins.
ovens. etc. storage tanks shall be
located as given In Section 46 or
AZ. The OIL must be fed from the
supply tank TO the burners by an
approved pump.
Sec n. Pumps used and called
for I'm Sections 80 and 20 must be
equipped with n pressure gauge for
OIL and the system shall be so ar
ranued that the oil Urcssure cau-