Ron in Nebr
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The place I moved onto a year ago had(has) an existing above ground fuel tank with a buried 120v line going from the shop to it to operate the pump.
On the post beside the tank there was a junction box, with two lines leading out of it- one to the pump of course, and another that went back underground(in conduit) to another post about ten feet away where there was an outdoor electrical outlet plug for plugging vehicles in, etc.
I took all that out, relocated the tank a bit to better suit my needs, and ran new underground wire for the pump.
Was wanting to put another outlet in similar to before. Is there a code or requirement that says the outlet needs to be a certain distance from a fuel storage tank? Or would I be ok just putting the outlet on the post by the tank where the conduit comes out of the ground?
On the post beside the tank there was a junction box, with two lines leading out of it- one to the pump of course, and another that went back underground(in conduit) to another post about ten feet away where there was an outdoor electrical outlet plug for plugging vehicles in, etc.
I took all that out, relocated the tank a bit to better suit my needs, and ran new underground wire for the pump.
Was wanting to put another outlet in similar to before. Is there a code or requirement that says the outlet needs to be a certain distance from a fuel storage tank? Or would I be ok just putting the outlet on the post by the tank where the conduit comes out of the ground?