Fuel Dr. Rx

Do Your Tanks Need A Check Up? The Doctor is in!

Prevention: The Best Medicine

Periodic sampling and inspection of stored fuel will reveal several important quality parameters that, if gone undetected, may cause unnecessary problems in the operation of the diesel generator. During long-term storage of diesel fuel, water, sludge, and microorganisms will accumulate.

The early detection of these contaminates will eliminate many fuel-related problems.

The Diagnosis

Fuel analysis has become a very important part of all maintenance and purchasing functions. The cost of diesel fuel, although expensive, is small when compared to  the problems that may develop without the proper purchase specifications, verification of those specifications, handling, storage and distribution.

Generally speaking, most of the fuel within grade; however, on occasion a fuel delivery may be substandard. Fuel will also degrade and become contaminated in storage and transfer. It is almost impossible to retrace the sequence of events leading up to fuel problems unless an accurate record of the quality of the fuel is maintained. This can only be done periodic laboratory analysis of the fuel.