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Diesel bug and water removing service

A new mobile service in based in Gloucestershire is now operational to be on site and remove water, diesel bug and other contamination from red diesel fuel tanks with no loss of fuel. The new website that supports this initiative and gives contact details is http://www.diesel-bug.com and describes in detail the diesel bug and water removal process.

It has all come about as a result of an EEC directive to reduce the sulphur content in diesel fuel and so enabling a fertile breeding ground for microbial bacteria to flourish. The bacteria breed quickly, die and descend to form a sludge at the bottom of the fuel tank, which is commonly referred to as DIESEL BUG. It’s not just microbes that are the culprit. Diesel fuel is an unstable fuel and as it degrades it forms a sludge or slime and it is this that is the real cause of blockages  and can only be properly dealt with by regular fuel polishing.

The resultant slime gets sucked up in the fuel lines, blocks injectors and fuel filters and results in engine failure. The new service owner, Peter Jones, expects to be very busy, very soon, as the word is already spreading around the narrow boat community as the diesel bug problem makes itself felt and engineers have to find a way of dealing with it. The traditional cure was a complete emptying of the tank, fuel discarded and the tank cleaned. A messy, time consuming and expensive job. The new way conserves all the fuel and is very quick by comparison.

Visit the diesel bug website for more information and phone number.

The new diesel bug mobile, on site service is designed to reach the Gloucester and Sharpness canal, Kennet and Avon canal, River Severn, River Avon, Devizes, Wiltshire, Monmouth and Brecon canal area and a comfortable travelling radius from its base in the Saul Junction Marina in Frampton on Severn. Other locations to travel to can be considered so a phone call is always worth the effort as the it could save the boat owner a lot of time and money in lost fuel and engine problems.

Removing Water In Back Up Electrical Generator And Fuel Storage Tanks

Removing Water In Back Up Electrical Generator And Fuel Storage Tanks

Back-up electrical generators are, by their very presence, an emergency measure to ensure constant electrical power in times of power outages. The last thing anyone wants is for the generator to fail. Yet this is the most likely outcome if the generator is not properly maintained, and one of the most important ingredients of proper maintainance is the provision of fresh, clean fuel.

However, since the introduction of bio diesel the number of back up electrical generator failures has surged. There appears to be a direct link to engine failure and old “out of shelf life” bio diesel.

Some bio diesels have only a 3 week shelf life, and it begs the question – “when was the last time the fuel was changed?”

If there is a large quatity of fuel it can be less expensive to have the fuel “polished” to remove water and diesel bug growth. It can be a real life saver for hospitals, fire service and other emegency services.

Eberspacher, Mikuni and Webasto Heater Problems

Eberspacher, Mikuni and Webasto Heater Problems and Diesel Bug

Eberspächer, Mikuni and Webasto heater problems

Click above for fuel polishing to clean your Eberspacher, Mikuni and Webasto heaters diesel supply

Winter is coming and narrow boat owners will be firing up their Eberspacher, Mikuni or Webasto diesel fueled heaters. However, the new low sulphur and bio diesel fuel will be more prone to water contamination and the dreaded diesel bug than in the winters of long ago. New EEC sulphur content reduction regulations have seen to that, along with the fuel suppliers now passing their fuels through intermediaries who offer to blend the end users supply to order, enabling them to have higher bio fuel content and lower costs to enable them to compete on price.

Engineers are reporting that while a big old diesel engine may be able to put up with slightly dodgy fuel and simply burn off the contamination through combustion the more delicate Erbespacher, Mikuni and Webasto heating systems may not tbe capable of handling it.

Some boat users are already keeping a separate white diesel supply to run their heaters on having learned their lesson the hard (cold!) way.

First priority has to be to have the main diesel tanks fuel supply polished in order to remove water, diesel bug and sludge. Then a dose of additives (Marine 16) to prevent further microbial growth.

Once this has been done the likelihood of the Eberspacher, Mikuni or Webasto diesel fuelled heaters stopping due to fuel contamination is very small. Any further problem could now be mechanical and time to call in a heating expert.

Fuel polishing starts at £90 (with no fuel loss) and could set you up warm as toast for the long winter months.

 

Diesel Bug Treatment

Diesel Bug Treatment

diesel bug treatment

Diesel Bug Treatment

Although there are many products on the uk market that offer chemical treatment for diesel bug, there are few, if any, that will remove water from the bottom of the tank which is the food source of the microbial bacteria (commonly known as “Diesel Bug”).

Diesel Bug Treatment and Additives

After administering the diesel bug treatment chemical the bugs will be killed and sink to the bottom of the tank and keep company with water, rust and any other assorted debris that has found its way into your fuel tank over time.

So a better way of dealing with the problem is to first have your fuel polished, then introduce the diesel bug treatment for long term care. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT EACH TIME YOU FILL UP YOUR TANK YOU WILL BE IMPORTING WATER, AS WATER IS PRESENT IN DIESEL FUEL. For that reason a regular fuel polish is recommended to remove the accumulated water. Chemical diesel bug treatment on its own is not sufficient. It will only kill the bugs. It will not remove them or the water that is the prime and initial source of the problem.

Note: water content in diesel fuel has increased since the introduction of EEC ruling that reduced the sulphur content in diesel, and it is only now that the old stocks of higher sulphur fuel are exhausted that the problem is suddenly being reported by engineers called out to solve engine failures and blocked fuel filters.

Diesel bug treatment products include Marine 16, Coval Aquasolve, One Shot Anti Bug Biocide and Fuel Guard, however we recommend combining theses with initial and regualr fuel polishing to be fully effective and minimise potential engine failures.

Diesel Fuel Contamination

Diesel Fuel Contamination

diesel contamination
Phone 07923 835432 for a quick quote to visit onsite and polish your diesel fuel and remove contamination.

Diesel fuel contamination can take many forms but the introduction of the new bio diesel fuels, as a result of EEC legislation is becoming an increasing player.

Bio-diesel can absorb up to 1500ppm of water, much higher than pertro-diesel’s 50ppm providing a better environment for diesel fuel contamination. The means that any user of the bio fuels will have a greater quantity of water in their fuel than non bio diesels users. Temperature changes in the fuel tank result in condensation and the water sinking to the bottom providing an interface where the microbial diesel bug lives, breeds and dies building up as a sludge in the bottom of the fuel tank.

Other causes of diesel fuel contamination are poor fuel storage, sloppy fuel transfer and housekeeping practices, and can result in water, sand grit, dust and other debris ending up in the fuel.

Diesel contamination due to the introduction of lower sulphur content diesel fuel is causing sluggish engine performance, engine failure and general wear and tear on diesel engines in narrow boats, farm machinery like tractors and harvesters, boats, haulage industry and heavy plant contractors.

Diesel fuel additives can control or kill diesel bug but will not remove it, relying on the diesel engines ow combustion to burn off the microbes during normal running, however there is evidence that some engines are simply not able to cope with this and engine failures are being reported.

Latest news on the wire is that the authorities at Sharpness are insisting on documentary evidence for boat owners of having their diesel fuel polished before being allowed to exit the canal system and head into tidal waters due to the potential of engine breakdown.

Diesel fuel contamination is becoming a growing problem, but solutions are available.

 

 

Agricultural Farm Machinery and Diesel Bug Cleaning for Tractors, Hoes, Combine Harvesters, Reapers

Diesel Bug Cleaning

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diesel bug solutions

New red ULSD will, in all probability, contain up to 7% biodiesel and this tends to attract water. If it is not removed it can promote bacterial growth (diesel  bug) that will inevitably lead to the formation of sludge that can corrode fuel tanks, block fuel filters and damage injection systems.

Agriculural machinery can spend long periods of time standing idle and then need to be brought in to play at short notice at critical times due to the fickle nature of our weather systems and seasonal changes.

Crops wont wait and the sun and rain do not always work in the farmers favour.

Discovering that the all important machine needed that day or week has had its fuel tank infected with diesel bug is a major concern to farmers and contractors, and the thought of losing hundreds of litres of red diesel to try and cure the problem also hits the purse before the crops are even harvested or the ground ploughed.

Fuel polishing to eliminate diesel bug is becoming more accepted as the method to be sure the fuel tanks are free of diesel bug, water, sludge and other debris, with no fuel lost as a result of the diesel bug cleaning process.

Fuel lines will still have to be cleaned and filters changed but that is a part of regular maintenance more readily available at short notice.

Diesel bug in fuel storgae tanks and individual machine fuel tanks is a topic of debate in many communities that are regular users of the new low sulphur red diesel fuels, and it is not going to go away soon. At least there is now an affordable and readily available solution.