Thank you. I was focusing too much on small weeps and not thinking about problems from the internal pressure.
Creating an internal pressure on a repad that wasn't designed for it is a risk to the repad, and therefore a risk to overall tank integrity. Allowing a uncontrolled leak through the...
Hi all,
When installing a repad with a 1/4" threaded telltale per API 650, sections 3.7.5.1, and 3.7.6.1 state the tell tale hole "shall be open to atmosphere". In practice, threaded plugs are inserted with the logic that: a plug keeps moisture & rain out to avoid corrosion, prevents clogging...
