Section 675IAC15-2-75. Oil tanks

   (a) Installation. Oil tanks and listed automatic pumps (oil filters) installed for gravity flow of oil to heating equipment shall be installed so that the top of the tank is no higher than eight feet (8ʹ) above the appliance oil control and the bottom of the tank is not less than eighteen inches (18") above the appliance oil control.

  (b) Auxiliary Storage Tank. Oil supply tanks affixed to a mobile structure shall be so located as to require filling and draining from the outside and shall be in a place readily available for inspection. If the fuel supply tank is located in a compartment of a mobile structure and the compartment shall be ventilated at the bottom to permit diffusion of vapors and shall be insulated from the structural members of the body. Tanks so installed shall be provided with an outside fill and vent pipe and an approved liquid level gauge.

  (c) Shutoff Valve. A readily accessible, approved manual shutoff valve shall be installed at the outlet of an oil supply tank. The valve shall be installed to close against the supply.

  (d) Fuel Oil Filters. All oil tanks, except for integrally mounted tanks, shall be equipped with an approved oil filter or strainer located downstream from the tank shutoff valve. The fuel oil filter or strainer shall contain a sump with a drain for the entrapment of water. (Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission; 675 IAC 15-2-75; filed Mar 25, 1986, 1:44 pm: 9 IR 2005, eff Jun 15, 1986; readopted filed Nov 29, 2001, 12:21 p.m.: 25 IR 1306; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:20 a.m.: 20071010-IR-675070388RFA; readopted filed Oct 10, 2007, 9:16 a.m: 20071031-IR-675070388RFA; readopted filed Aug 4, 2011, 8:35 a.m.: 20110831-IR-675110254RFA)