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Everybody's Doing More With Less - Even Your Local Government
These days, it seems like everyone is being asked to do more with less.
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How Long Does Diesel Last In A Tank?
For hospitals maintaining emergency generators, utilities protecting grid stability, data centers ensuring uptime, and fleets managing fuel...
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New Standards for Diesel Fuel Maintenance
Over the years, when we’ve written about diesel fuel maintenance, the focus has often been on microbial contamination control and fuel stability....
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Minor Things That Speed up Fuel Contamination
When we think of diesel fuel contamination, we’re talking about things that aren’t supposed to be there. These contaminants generally fall into a few...
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Cleaning Diesel Injectors - What You Need to Know
Fuel injectors that are clean and functioning properly are one of the most critical elements in getting good performance and fuel economy from a...
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Fuel Sampling Best Practices: Using a Fuel Sampler for Better Results
Even by those fully on board with its importance, fuel sampling is often treated as just a routine task—pull a bottle, ship it to the lab, check the...
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Joint Commission and SPCC Compliance: Where Fuel Tank Requirements Overlap for Hospitals and Data Centers
Two regulatory frameworks. Different origins. Different enforcement mechanisms. But for facility managers responsible for diesel storage tanks at...
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Fuel Tests That Actually Predict Failure: Understanding ASTM D6469 and Microbial Testing
Most fuel tests tell you what already happened. Your fuel passed or failed on the day you sampled it. The distillation curve was in spec last...
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The Importance of Oxygenates in Gasoline: A Look at the History and Regulation - Part 2
The use of oxygenates in gasoline has been a contentious issue for decades. One oxygenate commonly used in the United States gasoline was methyl...
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NFPA 110 Generator Fuel Testing
In September 2017, a Florida nursing home lost air conditioning after Hurricane Irma knocked out power. The backup generator failed—not because of...