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Whimsey 03-24-2021 01:17 PM

Cathodic Protection of Underground Tank
 
I own my 1000 gal underground propane tank (Eastern provides the propane and I get an extra 10 cent/gal off the Our Town coop rate). I know taks can last 30-40 year if properly maintained. How frequently do i need to refresh the cathodic protection anodes?

swnoel 03-24-2021 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Whimsey (Post 352674)
I own my 1000 gal underground propane tank (Eastern provides the propane and I get an extra 10 cent/gal off the Our Town coop rate). I know taks can last 30-40 year if properly maintained. How frequently do i need to refresh the cathodic protection anodes?

You should be testing every 3 years minimum and replacing them as needed. Course many companies never test them.

http://www.ncagr.gov/standard/docume...stionnaire.pdf

https://www.nfpa.org/Assets/files/Ab...TIA58-11-1.pdf

MeredithMan 03-24-2021 03:31 PM

Wait, What...??
 
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Originally Posted by Whimsey (Post 352674)
I own my 1000 gal underground propane tank (Eastern provides the propane and I get an extra 10 cent/gal off the Our Town coop rate). I know taks can last 30-40 year if properly maintained. How frequently do i need to refresh the cathodic protection anodes?

I quickly scanned the title of your post and thought it read, "Catholic Protection of Underground Tank" :eek::laugh:

Whimsey 03-25-2021 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MeredithMan (Post 352685)
I quickly scanned the title of your post and thought it read, "Catholic Protection of Underground Tank" :eek::laugh:

Anything that helps! :laugh:

DesertDweller 03-25-2021 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by swnoel (Post 352684)
You should be testing every 3 years minimum and replacing them as needed. Course many companies never test them.

http://www.ncagr.gov/standard/docume...stionnaire.pdf

https://www.nfpa.org/Assets/files/Ab...TIA58-11-1.pdf

Interesting. So if your propane supplier owns the tank I assume they should be performing this testing?

swnoel 03-28-2021 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertDweller (Post 352713)
Interesting. So if your propane supplier owns the tank I assume they should be performing this testing?

Yes they should be , but many don't!

JPC 03-28-2021 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MeredithMan (Post 352685)
I quickly scanned the title of your post and thought it read, "Catholic Protection of Underground Tank" :eek::laugh:

I did the same.

SAB1 03-28-2021 06:19 PM

When I built I considered an underground tank with Eastern. Though the tank would be theirs the maintenance on it and the fittings were not. Those cost would be mine. Decided against it.


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