KENTUCKY UST CERTIFICATION
TEST PREP QUESTIONS |REVISION
NOTES |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |LATEST VERSION
1. when tanks arrive at the job site, how should they be unloaded? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ lifted off with a cable attached to the tank
lifting lugs
As an alternative lifting method, should a cable or chain be wrapped
around the tank? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ No, Never!
When you are lifting a tank, using the lifting lugs, which of these
procedures should be followed? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ attach a
triangle cable through the lugs with no more than a 30 degree angle from
the center line.
After you unload a new tank on a clean level surface at the job site what
else should you do prior to inspection and pre-testing? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Chock the tank to prevent it from Rolling
which of the following items should be physically checked for damage
or imperfections at the job site? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Piping
(steel and fiberglass)
,Fittings, Vents, Fillboxes, anodes, ECT..
The tanks themselves
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)!
STI-P3 tanks are delivered with shipping plugs in tank openings. What
should be done to these plugs prior to testing? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ remove the plugs and replace them with a standard
threaded plug that is properly doped
should dielectric bushings be installed in all openings of an STI-P3
tank? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ yes on all openings
what is the maximum air pressure to which a steel tank should be
subjected in a pre-installation test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5
pounds
for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks up to 12 feet in diameter
what is an acceptable air pressure to which the tanks may be subjected in
a pre-installation test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 3 pounds
for FRP tanks over 12 feet in diameter what is the maximum air pressure
to which the tanks should be subjected in a pre-installation test? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 3 pounds
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
,when you are conducting an air test on a tank the type of gauge that
should be used is? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a pressure gauge with
a maximum limit of 10 to 15 PSIG
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a steel
tank is to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ apply 3 to 5 pounds of
pressure and soap all surfaces and weld seams visible through the
coating while inspecting for bubbles.
what is the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of
an FRP tank Under 12 feet in diameter is to.... - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ apply 3 pounds of air pressure and soap all surfaces
while inspecting for any sign of a leak either audible or visible in the
form of bubbles on the surface
a double-walled steel tank build in accordance with UL standard 58 is? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ requires air testing of the interstitial space
prior to installation
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a
double-walled tank is to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ pressurize the
inner tank monitor the pressure for one hour and then pressurize the
space between the inner and outer tanks with the air from the inner tank
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
, when shipped a steel tank is covered with a coating that is an important
part of the tanks Corrosion Prevention system. "holidays" which show
up in the coating at the installation site should? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ should be touched up with a compatible coating after
proper surface preparation
touch up of holidays in a steel tank coatings at the installation site
should be done....... - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ according to the
manufacturer's instructions
dielectric bushings are usually made of what? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ non-metallic material
factors to consider in determining the size shape and depth of a tank
excavation include what? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ *the tank
manufacturers recommendations
*the requirements for compacting bedding and backfill as well as
stability of the soil
*the depth of cover
AKA all of the above
in the absence of local requirements the recommended minimum
distance between a tank excavation and adjacent structures or property
lines is how many feet? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5 feet
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
TEST PREP QUESTIONS |REVISION
NOTES |GUARANTEED ACCURATE
ANSWERS |LATEST VERSION
1. when tanks arrive at the job site, how should they be unloaded? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ lifted off with a cable attached to the tank
lifting lugs
As an alternative lifting method, should a cable or chain be wrapped
around the tank? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ No, Never!
When you are lifting a tank, using the lifting lugs, which of these
procedures should be followed? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ attach a
triangle cable through the lugs with no more than a 30 degree angle from
the center line.
After you unload a new tank on a clean level surface at the job site what
else should you do prior to inspection and pre-testing? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Chock the tank to prevent it from Rolling
which of the following items should be physically checked for damage
or imperfections at the job site? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Piping
(steel and fiberglass)
,Fittings, Vents, Fillboxes, anodes, ECT..
The tanks themselves
(ALL OF THE ABOVE)!
STI-P3 tanks are delivered with shipping plugs in tank openings. What
should be done to these plugs prior to testing? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ remove the plugs and replace them with a standard
threaded plug that is properly doped
should dielectric bushings be installed in all openings of an STI-P3
tank? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ yes on all openings
what is the maximum air pressure to which a steel tank should be
subjected in a pre-installation test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5
pounds
for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks up to 12 feet in diameter
what is an acceptable air pressure to which the tanks may be subjected in
a pre-installation test? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 3 pounds
for FRP tanks over 12 feet in diameter what is the maximum air pressure
to which the tanks should be subjected in a pre-installation test? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 3 pounds
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
,when you are conducting an air test on a tank the type of gauge that
should be used is? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a pressure gauge with
a maximum limit of 10 to 15 PSIG
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a steel
tank is to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ apply 3 to 5 pounds of
pressure and soap all surfaces and weld seams visible through the
coating while inspecting for bubbles.
what is the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of
an FRP tank Under 12 feet in diameter is to.... - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ apply 3 pounds of air pressure and soap all surfaces
while inspecting for any sign of a leak either audible or visible in the
form of bubbles on the surface
a double-walled steel tank build in accordance with UL standard 58 is? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ requires air testing of the interstitial space
prior to installation
the proper procedure for conducting a pre-installation air test of a
double-walled tank is to? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ pressurize the
inner tank monitor the pressure for one hour and then pressurize the
space between the inner and outer tanks with the air from the inner tank
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
, when shipped a steel tank is covered with a coating that is an important
part of the tanks Corrosion Prevention system. "holidays" which show
up in the coating at the installation site should? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ should be touched up with a compatible coating after
proper surface preparation
touch up of holidays in a steel tank coatings at the installation site
should be done....... - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ according to the
manufacturer's instructions
dielectric bushings are usually made of what? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ non-metallic material
factors to consider in determining the size shape and depth of a tank
excavation include what? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ *the tank
manufacturers recommendations
*the requirements for compacting bedding and backfill as well as
stability of the soil
*the depth of cover
AKA all of the above
in the absence of local requirements the recommended minimum
distance between a tank excavation and adjacent structures or property
lines is how many feet? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 5 feet
EXAMLINKS
STUDY SMART,
