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The materials and construction of tanks under pressure shall be in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers “Rules for the Construction of Unfired Pressure Vessels”, Section VIII, dated 1986.
They shall be installed on steel or reinforced concrete supports, located so as to prevent sagging or vibration in the tanks and so as to distribute the load. Each tank shall be provided with a glass water column installed on one end of the tank at such a height that the center of the gauge glass shall be at the normal level of the water in the tank and equipped with automatic safety cocks.
(Prior code § 91-14; Amend Coun. J. 10-30-96, p. 31216, § 1)