Why You NEED To Be Testing Your Emergency Generator Fuel in 2023
Testing your emergency generator fuel is an essential part of maintaining and ensuring the reliability of your emergency power system. In the event of a power outage or other emergency situation, your generator may be called upon to provide critical backup power for...5 Reasons That Fuel Fails, Leading to “Black Hole” Losses at Mission Critical Facilities
Most accreditations and local building code require that Care Facilities perform an annual mission critical (ASTM D975) fuel test as well as a generator draw down test. This means running the generator long enough to simulate a true emergency demand and fuel draw down...
FOI Laboratories Launches Economical Field Test Kits, Available only at FOI’s Online Store or on Amazon.com
Water is the number one reason for failure in fuel. When the presence of water exceeds 500 parts per million in diesel it damages the fueling and storage systems creating an environment for damaging microbial bacteria. 200PPM is the new bench mark for diesel engine...
11 Corrosion Factors Identified in Diesel Fuel Storage Tank Study, and Warnings over Free Water
The Coordinating Research Council released a report during the first week of August 2021 on accelerated corrosion in diesel fuel underground storage tanks. Of the many details listed in their findings, a key detail to note is that the presence of free water is...Site inspection protocol
Site inspection defined protocol Diesel/Gasoline Water Debris and Phase Separation Issues Preventative Protocols – Processes and procedures to be followed primality to prevent fueling system down time, customer inconveniences and or value loss of products being...