26 CAAR COMMUNICATOR NURSE TANK need to keep on file. This decision will depend on your business needs, staff availability, staff qualifications, and other business-related factors. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to making these important decisions for your company. Many commercial firms can complete equipment inspections and tests and document them for your business, but that service comes at a cost. Alternatively, you can choose to become an approved and registered facility and have your staff trained and qualified to do the work for your company. This would allow you to do the work on your schedule using staff that may otherwise not be fully utilized during the summer months. Costs of Tank Testing and Inspections The retail anhydrous ammonia industry is a very expensive business, both from an invested capital standpoint as well as the operating expenses necessary to keep equipment in compliance with the various codes and standards that retailers must comply with to remain in business. Hiring a commercial firm to conduct your equipment inspections and tests is one of those expenses that you may find very valuable to your business, or perhaps it is an expense that you may want to eliminate to control your cost of business. A single-tank hydrostatic test can cost around $800, and a double-barrel tank hydrostatic test can cost around $1,400. This testing must be completed every three years or five years, depending on the tank testing cycle. Visual inspections are roughly $150 for a single or $300 for a double barrel tank and must be completed every year. An estimated annual cost for third-party testing is as follows: • A tank on a three-year hydrostat- ic test schedule will average about $416.33 per year in test and inspection costs; • A tank on a five-year hydrostatic test schedule will average about $310 per year in test and inspec- tion costs. • A retailer with 20 TC51 or ASME nurse tanks could be spending St age S uti s f Dry Fertilizer Storage Liquid Fertilizer Storage Chemical & Seed Warehouses Oth S vices Design Services Site Development Full General Contractor Renovations & Remodels 6,440 Metric tons 55,000 sq. ft. 22,415 metric tons 800-367-3424 www.MarcusConstruction.com
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