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Don't Blame the Fuel: A Systematic Approach to Generator Problems
When your backup generator system refuses to start or maintain operation, the immediate reaction is often to blame the fuel. However, as Erik...
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Winter Weather Outlook 2024-25: Regional Contrasts and Fuel
The latest episode of the Fuel Pulse Show brings critical insights into what Americans can expect for the upcoming winter season. Host Erik Bjornstad...
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Fuel Storage Tank Maintenance: Fuel Tank Cleaning Best Practices Examined
In the course of running a business or managing facilities, there’s often a tension between meeting regulatory requirements and pursuing the extra...
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Does fuel polishing really work?
For fuel storage tanks full of sludge and fuels that are dark and subpar, fuel polishing is often recommended. There are probably a thousand entities...
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Spill Buckets Can Put your UST at Risk
In response to recommendations on checking underground storage tanks for water, you may say that you don’t have any water problems. You already check...
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Low Sulphur Diesel Problems: Corrosion in Storage and Dispensing
In 2006, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated the switch from Low Sulfur to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD). This was a reduction of...
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How Long Does Diesel Last In A Tank?
Hospitals, utilities, diesel fleets, emergency management, telecom/data centers, facilities with backup generators - all places that rely on critical...
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What You Don't Know About Emergency Fuel Storage
The amount of diesel fuel storage for emergencies is pretty vast. While the exact amount of it is unknown (partially because that volume varies from...
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Black Smoke From Stored Diesel Fuel? Try These Suggestions
Though it's not as common as it used to be, sometimes you may be driving and you notice a big diesel truck belching black smoke. Any time you observe...
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Storing Biodiesel Fuel? Avoid Biodiesel Sludge Problems
Sludge formation in stored fuels has always been a problem to reckon with. Today's ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels make it even more of a problem. And...