Section 323.16. Fuel storage.

 

(1)   LP gas storage tanks.

(a) All LP gas storage tanks shall be constructed, installed and maintained to conform with the applicable sections of ch. SPS 340 .

(b) LP gas tanks may not be located inside dwellings.

(c) LP gas tanks shall have welded steel supports and be permanently installed on concrete pads or foundations.

(2)   Oil storage tanks.

(a) The total oil storage capacity inside any dwelling unit shall be limited to 550 gallons in one tank, or not more than 275 gallons in each of 2 tanks cross-connected to a single burner.

(b) Oil storage tanks on the inside of any dwelling shall be located at the same level as the burner it serves.

(3)   Gas piping systems. Gas piping systems, extending from the point of delivery to the connection with each gas-fired appliance or device, shall be installed to conform with NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code.

(4)   Shutoff and control devices.

(a) Any oil-fired appliance or device connected to a fuel piping system shall have an accessible, approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of any connector.

(b) Automatic gas-burning heating appliances shall be equipped with listed devices which will shut off the gas to the pilot light and main burner(s) in the event of pilot failure.

(c) Liquid fuel-burning appliances shall be equipped with primary safety controls which will shut off the flow of fuel to the burner(s) in the event of ignition failure.

History: Cr. Register, November, 1979, No. 287 , eff. 6-1-80; correction in (1) (intro.), made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats. Register, February, 1985, No. 350 , 3-1-85; r. and recr. (2), (3) and (4) (a), Register, January, 1989, No. 397 , eff. 2-1-89; r. (1) (b), renum. (1) (c) to be (1) (b), am. (2), Register, March, 1992, No. 435 , eff. 4-1-92; CR 02-077 : r. and recr. (1) Register May 2003 No. 569 , eff. 8-1-03; correction in (1) (a), (2) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 ; correction in (2) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2013 No. 696 ; CR14-010 : r. (2) (a), renum. (2) (b), (c) to (a), (b) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; CR 15-041 : am. (2) (a) Register December 2015 No. 720 , eff. 1-1-16.

Note

Except as provided in pars. (a) and (b), the installation of oil storage tanks is regulated under ch. ATCP 93 , Flammable, Combustible, and Hazardous Liquids. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1