Applications For and the Advantages of FRP Tanks
Applications For and the Advantages of FRP Tanks
20 REASONS WHY A DARCO FIBERGLASS (FRP) UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE SYSTEM SHOULD BE THE FIRST CHOICE TO MEET YOUR DRINKING WATER, STORM WATER, AND FIRE PROTECTION NEEDS
- You may purchase FRP tanks directly from our plant of origin nearest you.
- FRP tanks are manufactured from a “food contact” grade fiberglass resin and are safe for the temporary storage of drinking water (potable water).
- Properly buried water tanks won’t freeze – no worries about insulation and electrical heating, even in high mountain areas and northern states.
- Underground water temperatures average about 50 degrees – an environment less likely to support the growth of algae or bacteria.
- Steel tanks will eventually rust and corrode. With or without protective coatings, it is just a matter of time – FRP tanks will never rust or corrode.
- Underground tanks with lockable hatches are safe – out of site and out of mind – less likely to be vandalized or create an “attractive nuisance.”
- FRP tanks can be cost effectively truck shipped from coast to coast in the Continental United States.
- Insulated thermal storage tanks can hold hot or cold water for heating or cooling commercial and industrial buildings.
- Fiberglass tanks are light in weight and easy to transport and position on site.
- FRP tanks meet the basic National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1142 and NFPA 22 structural design, storage capacity, and fire flow requirements.
- FRP tanks make excellent single and multiple compartment septic tanks or sewage vaults but must have prior approval from the local Department of Public Health.
- Large multiple tank systems can be arranged in any pattern necessary to meet a required excavation footprint – “L” shaped for instance.
- All Darco fiberglass tanks are pressure and vacuum tested when made, so there is no need for dangerous on-site air pressure testing prior to installation.
- FRP tanks are less expensive per gallon compared to drinking water quality reinforced concrete tanks in the 50,000 to 250,000-gallon size range.
- FRP tanks may be bedded and back filled with common pea gravel or crushed rock chips.
- FRP tanks will withstand the weight of automobiles and trucks when properly installed beneath an approved concrete traffic slab on grade.
- Concrete tanks will eventually hairline crack and leak to some degree – this means that untreated groundwater may be infiltrating from outside.
- You can haul a 15,000-gallon tank on a flatbed trailer behind a 1-ton pick-up truck.
- Systems may be set up with compartmentalized or baffled chambers, such as a 20,000-gallon tank incorporating one 6,000-gallon drinking water compartment unconnected to 14,000 gallons dedicated for fire protection.
- FRP cisterns meet NFPA 299 rural fire fighting flow standards often required for homeowner insurance coverage in remote forested areas.