Oil Separator Maintenance

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 Oil Separator Maintenance
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What are oil separators

• Most separators in use today are single pots with
  coalescent filters and are used to collect and
  filter out fuel and oil found in surface water
  run-off from carparks, fuel station forecourts,
  vehicle muster points and so on.

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Types of oil separators

• Bypass separator
• Full retention separators
• Forecourt Separator

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Bypass separator

• These are designed for sites that have low
  rainfall and low risk of contaminant spills, like
  short term car parking, for example.
• Bypass separators work well for locations that
  experience water flows generated by rainfall, up
  to 6.5mm/hour.

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Full retention separators

• These oil separators are built to handle much
  higher flows, up to 65mm/hr.
• Full retention separators are better suited to
  locations that experience very heavy rainfall,
  and/or a risk of high-volume spills.

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Forecourt Separator

• This type of oil separators is best suited for
  refuelling sites and forecourts.
• They are designed to retain an entire fuel spill,
  up to the predicted maximum capacity of an
  on-site spill

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Regulations around oil separators

• Fuel and oil separators installation and
  maintenance was regulated by the Environment
  Agencys document until December 2015.
• This has been withdrawn but still functions as
  good practice guidance in Northern Ireland, Wales
  and Scotland.

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Separator maintenance requirements

• Inspect the integrity of the separator and all
  mechanical parts
• Inspect all filters and replace or repair as
  required
• Assess the amount of collected contaminants and
  silt
• Service any electrical systems including volume
  alarms and any interceptor management systems,

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What happens if separator maintenance isnt
carried out?

• The consequences of failing to maintain oil
  separators can be severe. 
• The Environment Agency has taken legal action
  against companies that caused environmental
  damage due to poorly maintained separators.

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