{"id":164,"date":"2014-03-20T13:21:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T13:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preferred-mfg.com\/blog\/?p=164"},"modified":"2014-03-20T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T13:47:44","slug":"critical-system-maintenance-is-my-fuel-oil-delivery-system-ready-for-an-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/critical-system-maintenance-is-my-fuel-oil-delivery-system-ready-for-an-emergency\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical System Maintenance – Is My Fuel Oil Delivery System Ready for an Emergency?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Danbury, CT<\/strong> —\u00a0An extremely important, but often overlooked component of the back-up generator system is the Fuel Oil Delivery system<\/i><\/b>. Like a silent sentinel, the fuel oil delivery system’s mission is to supply and constantly replenish diesel fuel to the generator day tank(s). It is therefore critical to perform regular maintenance and inspections in order to ensure reliability and trouble-free operation.<\/p>\n

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Semi Automatic Transfer Pump Set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The modern Automatic Fuel Oil Transfer Pump Sets, such as the Preferred Utilities Semi-Automatic Fuel Oil Transfer Pump Set<\/i><\/b><\/a>,<\/i> are state of the art systems which incorporate microprocessor-based controllers that monitor and control transfer pumps, return pumps, fuel tank level gauges, and tank leak detectors.<\/p>\n

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A typical system consists of a bulk fuel oil storage tank, duplex fuel oil transfer pump set (two 100% pumps, one for back-up) with control panel and fuel oil day tank(s).<\/p>\n

In addition, many systems incorporate a fully automatic Fuel Oil Filtration system such as the Preferred Model PF<\/i><\/b><\/a> to remove water, suspended rust, dirt and other contaminants in order to maintain the quality and purity of stored diesel fuel.<\/p>\n

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Preferred Model PF – Fuel Oil Filtration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each component of the system requires a regular maintenance routine for optimum performance and longevity.<\/b><\/p>\n

The optimum maintenance frequency would depend on the owner requirements, however the following is a suggested inspection and maintenance guidelines. \u00a0It is highly recommended to obtain a service agreement from the equipment manufacturer (if available) to perform maintenance at regular intervals. As always, refer to the manufacturer\u2019s operation manuals for specific information on performing routine maintenance.<\/p>\n

Weekly<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Check<\/td>\nDay Tank Fuel Level<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check<\/td>\nFuel Sentry Level Monitor for main storage tank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check<\/td>\nStorage tanks for water<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test<\/td>\nDay Tank Level Switches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test<\/td>\nAutomatic Pump System operation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Monthly <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Check<\/td>\nPump set fittings and connections check for leaks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check<\/td>\nPump set motor and pump mounts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check<\/td>\nPump set strainer baskets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check<\/td>\nFuel Oil Filtration set strainers and filters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Test<\/td>\nAll System Leak Detectors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Annually <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perform<\/td>\nComplete Fuel Oil Handling System \u00a0Preventative Maintenance, Inspection and Systems Check<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Danbury, CT —\u00a0An extremely important, but often overlooked component of the back-up generator system is the Fuel Oil Delivery system. Like a silent sentinel, the fuel oil delivery system’s mission is to supply and constantly replenish diesel fuel to the generator day tank(s). It is therefore critical to perform regular maintenance and inspections in order to ensure reliability […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepyroscope.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}