Iitanki zokufudumeza ibhitumene luhlobo lwezixhobo zokwakha ezindleleni kwaye ngokuthe ngcembe ziye zasetyenziswa ngokubanzi. Kuba zizixhobo ezinkulu, kuyimfuneko ukunikela ingqalelo kukhuseleko olusebenzayo xa uzisebenzisa. Yiyiphi imisebenzi ekufuneka yenziwe emva kokuba itanki yokufudumeza ibhitumene ikhona? Namhlanje ndiza kukuchazela ngokweenkcukacha:

Emva kokuba itanki yokufudumeza ibhitumene ifakwe endaweni, nceda ujonge ukuba udibaniso luzinzile kwaye luqinile, ingaba iindawo ezisebenzayo ziguquguqukayo, ukuba iipayipi zicacile, kunye nokuba iingcingo zombane zichanekile. Xa ulayisha ibhitumene okokuqala, nceda uvule ivelufa yokukhupha ukuze uvumele ibhitumene ukuba ifikeleleke ngendlela egudileyo kwisifudumezi. Ngaphambi kokutshisa, nceda ugcwalise itanki yamanzi ngamanzi, vula i-valve ukwenzela ukuba inqanaba lamanzi kwi-generator ye-steam lifike kubude obuthile, kwaye uvale i-valve.
Xa itanki yokufudumeza ibhitumene isetyenziswa kwimizi-mveliso, iingozi ezinokubakho kunye neelahleko ezibangelwa kukusebenza ngokungafanelekanga kufuneka kuphetshwe kwiinkalo ezine: ukulungiselela kwangaphambili, ukuqalisa, ukuveliswa nokuvalwa. Ngaphambi kokusebenzisa itanki yokufudumeza ibhitumene, jonga inqanaba lolwelo lwetanki yedizili, itanki yeoli enzima, kunye netanki yebhitumene. Xa itanki iqulethe i-1/4 yeoli, kufuneka izaliswe kwakhona ngexesha, kwaye ukhuseleko lwabasebenzi kunye nezixhobo ezincedisayo kwindawo nganye kufuneka kuqinisekiswe.