I have never had an algae problem with diesel and I would like to keep it that way! My standby generator has a 60 gallon tank and I also use it as bulk storage for my tractor and it will also be used to feed my on order Kubota F2690 front mower when it hopefully is delivered in 2 to 3 weeks. So fuel does get "rotated" in the generator fuel tank in addition to the monthly loaded exercise cycles. But since this is an important piece of equipment, I want to avoid problems with growth in fuel.
Back in 1999, I spent part of a research sabbatical in Cuba and one day I was traveling from Havana to a port city on the other side of the island nation via bus. I rode in a nearly new Mercedes bus produced in Brazil and strangely the driver stopped on a railroad crossing on the highway instead of before it. I didn't care to be sitting in a bus on the crossing so I got out to see what was going on and the driver had removed the pair of cartridge fuel filters and was carefully scraping algae slime off the filter surface with a clearly frequently used wooden paddle. I really don't ever want that stuff growing in any of my fuel systems but I do like to keep the generator tank fairly full so it could also be considered long-term storage.
The only other way to speed fuel usage would be to switch to on-road diesel which I could then also use in my 2018 pickup but I really don't want to deal with that along with paying road tax on fuel that won't be burnt on-road. So any experiences/preferences for the Power Service or alternatives? Thanks in advance!
Rodger
Back in 1999, I spent part of a research sabbatical in Cuba and one day I was traveling from Havana to a port city on the other side of the island nation via bus. I rode in a nearly new Mercedes bus produced in Brazil and strangely the driver stopped on a railroad crossing on the highway instead of before it. I didn't care to be sitting in a bus on the crossing so I got out to see what was going on and the driver had removed the pair of cartridge fuel filters and was carefully scraping algae slime off the filter surface with a clearly frequently used wooden paddle. I really don't ever want that stuff growing in any of my fuel systems but I do like to keep the generator tank fairly full so it could also be considered long-term storage.
The only other way to speed fuel usage would be to switch to on-road diesel which I could then also use in my 2018 pickup but I really don't want to deal with that along with paying road tax on fuel that won't be burnt on-road. So any experiences/preferences for the Power Service or alternatives? Thanks in advance!
Rodger
