Gunz, congrats. Make certain you have read through the procedure and regs applicable for your jurisdiction. There will be specific information about the W&H for the inspection. Follow them. Document everything. Nothing worse than having to repeat an inspection for that one item missed during the initial inspection. Be safe, and let us know how it goes. Mr. Eric
Great video Mr. Eric. I did an inspection on an internal floater a few months back where I found 4 center columns that were out of plumb and warped. Tank was very old, built to API 12C with the same original steel pan floater which was also warped pretty badly. Client decided to demolish the fixed roof and the floating roof amd convert the tank to an EFR. They really wanted to squeeze some more years out of this tank! I say this tank has had a good run and they got their money's worth out of it
Funny how you say “these guys get excited” that’s because they think gaps in the primary seals like this are a problem, but they are only a problem if the total measurements are in excess of regulatory requirements. On 48” D tank, 1/4” every few feet would be unlikely to bust a permit.
Hey Mr. Eric, I’ve been searching for these types of videos for a good while. I’m glad I’ve found yours, it will be very beneficial for sure. I’m a young API 510/570 and have not had much experience with tanks. In reference to the roof seal, what would the gap dimension need to be for your to make an inspection recommendation?
Mr Thomas, thanks. As far as gaps and guidelines or isn't straightforward for every AST, every client and jurisdiction, there are significantly different differences betwixt these.
The correct scissor seal installation method is dependent upon the seal manufacture recommendations. Ideally, the primary and secondary seal must be protected and inspected after completion of assembly to verify no damage occurred. Something as seemingly innocuous as a bruise from mounting bolts will eventually be the site of seal fabric failures. I have documented such an incident in one of my YT videos.
Thanks. Doing my first seal inspection next week and figured there had to be something on RUclips about it. Great video
Gunz, congrats.
Make certain you have read through the procedure and regs applicable for your jurisdiction. There will be specific information about the W&H for the inspection.
Follow them.
Document everything. Nothing worse than having to repeat an inspection for that one item missed during the initial inspection.
Be safe, and let us know how it goes.
Mr. Eric
@@MrEric_API okay thanks, good to know. I sure will
Great video Mr. Eric. I did an inspection on an internal floater a few months back where I found 4 center columns that were out of plumb and warped. Tank was very old, built to API 12C with the same original steel pan floater which was also warped pretty badly. Client decided to demolish the fixed roof and the floating roof amd convert the tank to an EFR. They really wanted to squeeze some more years out of this tank! I say this tank has had a good run and they got their money's worth out of it
What is ERF?
@@KJ-gr6ho EFR stands for External Floating Roof
@@jparrales86 ok thanks
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Great video Eric
Glad you think so!
Mr Eric
hey your making videos again keep making them you will get an audience the first 1000 subs are the hardest
Yeah thanks
Thank you,
Interesting one
You're welcome
Funny how you say “these guys get excited” that’s because they think gaps in the primary seals like this are a problem, but they are only a problem if the total measurements are in excess of regulatory requirements. On 48” D tank, 1/4” every few feet would be unlikely to bust a permit.
Hey Mr. Eric,
I’ve been searching for these types of videos for a good while. I’m glad I’ve found yours, it will be very beneficial for sure. I’m a young API 510/570 and have not had much experience with tanks. In reference to the roof seal, what would the gap dimension need to be for your to make an inspection recommendation?
Mr Thomas, thanks.
As far as gaps and guidelines or isn't straightforward for every AST, every client and jurisdiction, there are significantly different differences betwixt these.
Hi Eric, could you always add your recommendations to the findings?
I think I will review this option for if/when I have more people watching making comments. Tell your friends to watch and engage. Thanks.
@@MrEric_API Yea..I shared you link. I would still do that on LinkedIn.
I could not find the link. I wish to follow you on LinkedIn, could you give me your name on LinkedIn?
@@okaguacharles2943 I'm not on social media.
hi, are these gaps acceptable to code? Interesting video
What is the correct scissor seal installation method in floating roof storage tanks for hydrocarbons?
The correct scissor seal installation method is dependent upon the seal manufacture recommendations. Ideally, the primary and secondary seal must be protected and inspected after completion of assembly to verify no damage occurred. Something as seemingly innocuous as a bruise from mounting bolts will eventually be the site of seal fabric failures. I have documented such an incident in one of my YT videos.
Hello Mr. Eric!
I recently passed the API 653 exam and was wondering how I land my first "API" job. I have a background of 10+ years of NDT.
Thank you
Great job!