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KIP

03-01-2005 19:09:21




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Anyone know how long diesel fuel will store without going bad? I know bacteria is a problem, any recommendation on additives to prevent this? We use Prist in our Jet A in cold weather for bacteria, but donīt know if it will work with diesel. Reason Iīm asking is Iīm thinking about a diesel powered generator that wouldnīt get much use.




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thejdman01

03-02-2005 16:01:50




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
the main thing with diesel is #2 is a summer fuel more btu's but #1 diesel more like kerosene doesnt gell as quickly if you fuel your gen up in summer probably will gel on you for the winter months. in winter depending on climate when you buy it it is ususally a blend of 1 and 2. blue power service (artic on label) is an anti gelling agent used more for anti gelling, white is more of a stabilizer does help with geling some but not as well as the blue bottle. i personally and dont want to start a war like howes better. seems to work better and supposed to have more lubricity however powerservice is cheaper and usually found more places. never had luck with stabil. if you have trouble finding biocide sea foam helps on fungus but not as good as biocide but better then nothing

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thejdman01

03-02-2005 15:57:09




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
alot depends on the storage tank material ie steel gets alot of condensation in it and water is what the fungus feed on. if you have alot of temperature swings on a steel tank kills you. you can definily smell bad diesel it smells horrible just like you can smell old varnishy gas. a google search of BIOCIDE is what kills the bacteria. or asking for the local parts store for biocide will get you dirty looks and they wont find it on their computer. power service is a great stabilizer but doesnt kill bacteria and is not intended to kill bacteria. alot of gas stations etc and new tanks are going to a fiberglass tank (probably not truly fiberglass but plasticy looking from the looks of it looks like fiberglass dont know exactly the composition or what it is made out of i cant help you there but idealy they supposedly dont sweat as much dont ever rust out need paint etc that is the way to go

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KIP

03-02-2005 17:19:04




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to thejdman01, 03-02-2005 15:57:09  
I am thinking of using a 50-100 gal stainless tank with a Facet Clarcor 1 micron Go-No-Go fuel monitor/filter system. Thanks for the info on the additives.



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KIP

03-02-2005 10:20:24




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
Thanks to all for the responses.



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Bguy

03-02-2005 07:14:21




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
I have a diesel generator with a 100 gallon tank. I keep the fuel treated with Power Service treatment and Stabil makes an additive to deal with the fungus that I used also. My generator is set on a timer so it cranks up and runs every Sunday morning for 30 minutes to keep everything checked out. I have never had a problem with the fuel since I installed the genset in 1999. My father has the same setup at his house and he has had good success using this procedure also.

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jdemaris

03-02-2005 05:34:25




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
It depends on the fuel. e.g. what blend it is, where it came from, etc. I bought an old tank a while ago with 6 year old heating oil in it, and I'be been using the fuel in my tractor with no problems. If you've got heating oil tanks, then use that fuel. I assume your tanks get filled at least once a year; that's enough to keep it fresh. I've got four 275 gallon tanks which are hooked to an oil hot-air furnace but also have a hand-pump attached for filling tractors.

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J. Schwiebert

03-02-2005 04:37:50




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
Have you given in thought to starting and running the unit like say once every other month for at least an hour or so? That is why the local hospital starts and runs the unit to make sure it works. One time it didn't start when the power went off so now it is routine to run it to make sure it is always ready.



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Bus Driver

03-02-2005 04:23:09




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
I have a 5 micron filter betwen the tank and the hose. I have used Diesel fuel that is 10 years old with no problem. The filter is important.



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Edchainsaw

03-01-2005 19:39:07




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 Re: Diesel Storage Life in reply to KIP, 03-01-2005 19:09:21  
1 time we had 1000gal stored for 3yrs.. it still burnt---it got the fungus.

we got a conditioner from the CO-0p oil truck that killed it and cleaned injectors... but some rosa-master pumps had a plastic govener ring... that didnt go together.

we also used some stuff call BI-Jo or something close to that



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