Instructions for Installing an AQUAstay Tank
Transcript of Instructions for Installing an AQUAstay Tank
InstructionsforInstallinganAQUAstayTank
forrainwater fordrinkingwater(W270certificate)
forwastewater
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CONTENTS1. GENERALINSTRUCTIONSFORSAFEWORK
2. AQUAstayTANKS
2.1TECHNICALDATA
2.2EXTRASANDFITTINGS
3. INSTALLATIONOFTANK
3.1PREPARATIONOFTANK
3.1.1 AssemblyofFittings
3.2EXCAVATIONOFACONSTRUCTIONPIT
3.3MAKINGANDPREPARINGTHEBEDDING
3.4BACKFILLINGTHETANK
3.5BACKFILLINGTHETANKINTHEEVENTOFGROUNDWATER
4. ASSEMBLYOFTHELIDANDFINISHINGWORKS
1.GENERALINSTRUCTIONSFORSAFEWORK
• ThecontentsoftheINSTRUCTIONSforinstallationandassemblymustbefollowedcarefully,otherwisewarrantyclaimscannotbeasserted.Thetankmustbeinspectedpriortoinstallationandverifiedwhetherithasbeenmanufacturedinaccordancewithyourrequirements.Theinstructions,whichareattachedtothebottomofthelid,mustberemoved,togetherwiththebagandclips.
• Installationshallbecarriedoutbyaprofessionalcompanywithqualifiedexperts,whoarefamiliarwiththeinstallationinstructions.
• Followtheinstructionsforsafeworkwhenexecutingtheworks;anotherpersonmustbepresenttoprotectyou,especiallywhenmanipulatingandinstallingthetank.
• Thelidofthetankmustbekeptclosedatalltimestopreventthepossibilityofanaccident.
• The tank shall be installed only into previously prepared construction pits and backfilled according to the manufacturer’sinstructions.
• Placingthetankoutintheopenisforbidden.
• Thechoiceoflidtypedependsontheorderandthebuyer’swishes.
• Onlythoseadditionalelementsthathavebeenspecifiedandauthorisedbythemanufacturerofthetankcanbefittedontothetank. Intheeventof the installationofunsuitableelements, themanufacturercannotguaranteeproperoperation;hence, thebuyercannotassertthewarrantyrights.
• Theimagescontainedintheinstructionsforinstallationandmaintenancearemerelyillustrative.
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2.AQUAstayTANK
TheAQUAstaytankhasbeenmanufacturedbyrotationalmouldinginthreestandardversions(L,XLandXXL).Thedimensionsofexternalclearancesareshowninthetablebelow.
2.1 TECHNICALDATA
• EntrydiameterofinspectionchamberØ625mm.
2.2 EXTRASandFITTINGS
• ConnectorsforconnectingtoPEpipes,
• PVCandPEpipesofalldimensions,
• Sandtrapsof400and500mmindiameterandfrom1to3mindepth,withagapof250mm,
• EntrysealsforPVCpipesof75,110,125,160and200mmindiameter,
• Asteadyinginlet,anoverflowsiphonandfilter,
• Lidssuchas(lidwithsealandadditionalprotection),
• TELESCOPEorRING(forraisingtheentrancetothetank).
Volumen Height(H) Diameter(D) Length(L) Weight
2,0m
1,6m
ø2,3m
ø1,7m
ø1,4m 2.000l-L 2.500l-L 3.500l-XL 5.000l-XL 6.000l-XL 7.000l-XL10.000l-XL 8.000l-XXL10.000l-XXL12.000l-XXL16.000l-XXL18.000l-XXL20.000l-XXL30.000l-XXL40.000l-XXL50.000l-XXL
2,6m
1,45m1,75m1,80m2,45m2,90m3,35m4,40m2,60m3,10m3,65m4,80m5,30m5,80m8,50m
11,20m13,40m
104kg120kg158kg216kg258kg298kg384kg262kg308kg352kg516kg556kg596kg856kg
1.116kg1.376kg
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3.INSTALLATIONOFTANK
3.1. PREPARATIONOFTANK
Allthebasicversionsoftanksincludeacustom-madewateroutlet.Usingasuitabledoubleconnectororreducingconnectoryoucanconnecttheoutletstothedesiredspot.Beforeloweringitintotheconstructionpit,thetankmustbeinspectedtomakesureitwasnotdamagedduringtransportandwhetheritappearsflawlessontheoutside.
3.1.1. AssemblyofFittings
Thetank’sentryfittingsdifferandareadaptedtoyourrequirements.Youmustchooseasuitablepipeandtheappropriateentryseal.Theinstallationofthesealandtheexecutionofasuitableopeningmustbecarriedoutbyaqualifiedindividualwiththetoolssuitableforsuchatask(aholesaw,ascraper,afood-gradelubricantetc.)
3.2. EXCAVATIONOFACONSTRUCTIONPIT
NOTE:maximumdepthoftankentrenchmentamountstoh+500mm.Theconstructionpitmustbeexcavatedatamin.angleof15º.
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3.3. MAKINGANDPREPARINGTHEBEDDING
Thebodyofthetankmustbeplacedontopofsuitablebedding.Thelattermustbesolidandcompact.Appropriatebackfillmaterialmustbeused.Whenusinggranularmaterial,thepermissiblegrainsizeisfrom0to32mmorfrom0to16mmwhenusingcrushedmaterial.Donotusefrozenmaterial.Suitablebeddingthicknessisfrom20to30cmandmustbecompressedto97%Proctorcompaction.Whengroundwaterispresent,thebeddingmustbemadeoutofMB15leanconcrete.
Sandbeddingmin.20cm
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3.4. BACKFILLINGANDPLACEMENTOFTANK
Backfillingthebodyofthetankrequirestheuseofappropriatebackfillmaterial(thesameaswasusedformakingthebedding)andtheproperexecutionofbackfilling.Thebackfillmaterialhastobeconsolidatedandcompressedcarefullyandinlayers(upto30cminheight)to97%Proctorcompactionoveraminimumwidthof50cmfromthewallofthetank.Simultaneouslywithbackfillingthebodyofthetank,watermustbepouredinto the tank itself, so that the level of the backfill material equals the water level in the container.When backfilling, pay specialattentiontothespaceonthebottom.Usingmanualaids,fillinandconsolidatetheentireemptyspace,thuspreventingpotentialsubsequentdeformationofthebottom.
When backfilling the PE container, make sure that heavy construction machinery does not drive over the body or in the area ofbackfilling.
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3.5. ASSEMBLYOFTHETANKINTHEEVENTOFGROUNDWATER
Intheeventthatgroundwaterispresentthroughouttheentireheightofthetank,thebodyofthetankmustbeencasedin30cmthickconcrete,uptotheheightofthemaximumgroundwaterlevelorminimallytotheheightof70cm.Wiremeshandanadditionalwirerodareinsertedintothefoundationslabinordertoattachagalvanisedfasteningsteeltape.ThefasteningtapeisfixedinplacewiththreeM8x40stainlessscrews.Thefasteningtapemayenclosethebodyofthetankandmustnotbesubjectedtoatensileforcethatwoulddeformtheshapeofthebodyofthetank.
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Thetankhasafactory-installedwalkablePElidwithseal,whichcanbereplacedwithacast-ironlidattherequestofthebuyer.Priortoanyassemblyofthelid,thesealofthelidmustbecleanedandlubricatedwithafood-gradelubricant.Inthecaseofalidwithaseal,asafeguardcanbeorderedasanextra,whichprotectsthelidfrombeingopened.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenchildrenorunder-agepersonsareinthevicinityofthetank.Thedecisionofchoosingalidwithasafeguardismadebythebuyer;henceintheeventofanaccident,thesellerandmanufacturershallnotbeheldliableforpotentialconsequencesifalidwithoutasafeguardhasbeenchosen.
4.ASSEMBLYOFTHELIDANDFINISHINGWORKS
Afterthebackfillingofthetankisfinished,theheightofthemanholehastobeadjustedtothesurroundingterrainbycuttingtheringofthetank.Factory-madetags,whichallowhorizontalcutting,havebeenmadeforthispurpose.Thetankcanbemadehigher,butthetotalheightofthereservoirmustnotexceedh+500mm.
Safeguard
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RingH=250mm
RingH=500mm
Gasket
Type x(mm)
L 200
XL 240
XXL 300
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