"Pete C." writes:


Call me when you have the permits and insurance sign-off.

I don't need any here. Despite what some folks believe, there are still
places that have no nazi-nannys.

Try telling your homeowners insurance company that, post-fire.
My policy is not handy but it does have some gotcha limit on
gasoline storage, FAR below the 1000 gal point.

Sorry, LP does indeed upset the fire marshals in some areas.

I've just been deep in this doing engineering work for a rural
NorCal house project.

I'm pretty sure you need a permit to breath in CA...

Yes, but the propane tank is NOT an insurmountable issue.

Keep water out and you don't need much if any biocide. Those diesel tank
tampons do a decent job of removing what water might get in the tank.

You might note it's drizzling slightly in the state...


CalFire, the AHJ, has no issue with an aboveground or buried 1000
gal propane tank if it has the appropriate vents and shutoffs per
code, and this is in a redwood forest.

Further, storing that much Diesel required local EPA approval;
maybe a dike etc. But nothing for propane; if it leaks, it's not
draining into a watershed.

Secondary containment isn't really a big deal.

Tell me that AFTER you get the permits to bury the 1000gal Diesel
tankage in a pine forest...


Fuel resupply is certainly an issue for an extended outage. Fuel
diversity is a good idea if the loads are critical and there is any
probability of long outages.

We have 15KW of solar, the pad propane unit, the PTO Diesel, and
worst case, a 5KW gasoline single-phase Honda. Wait! There's the
Prius!

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