Garden Hose for transfer of K1 Oil ?

[James]

I need to transfer K1 kerosene from my delivery trailer to my tank 50 ft away. I have priced hoses made for fuels, and a 50 ft length is $200-300.

Any reason why I cannot us a commercial grade, 3/4 inch hose like the one shown in this link ? This hose would be used **only** for this purpose, and would be used no more than two times a year.

Any comments or advice would be welcome.

Thank you.

James

[RBM]

[willshak]

on 5/10/2009 3:01 PM (ET) James wrote the following:

You need a polyurethane hose that can handle gasoline or oil. Available at the big box stores in cut-to-length rolls.

[Joe]

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I'm just curious: what kind of 'problems' do you keep an eye out for that you can actually solve after you visually note them happening?

jc

[RBM]

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[jloomis]

[James]

not sure if I could roll up a pvc line for storage when I am not using it...

the advice of a polyurathane hose is good, but I think 50 feet will be quite expensive

James

[Red Green]

"Joe" wrote in news:u1HNl.1438$ [e-mail]:

City inspectors maybe.

[David Nebenzahl]

On 5/10/2009 2:17 PM James spake thus:

So what is the inside of ordinary garden hose made of? Sheesh, I'll bet that whatever it is, it's plenty resistant to petroleum products such as what you're pumping (despite the possibility that it's "not approved" for such use).

[RBM]

If you need to look over your shoulder in fear of an inspector checking the type of hose you're using, it time to move

[Frank]

You could always try getting a sample piece of hose and soaking in kerosine for a couple of days to see if it swells, dissolves or degrades.

[mm]

Or a cheap one. What do commerical grade water hoses have that cheap grade don't?

Good idea.

[Ernie Willson]

It might work. Hose is rather special stuff, and plastics/rubber can swell and fail very quickly in petroleum service. I think there is a good reason a proper hose costs a bit of money..for the required materials. I'd recommend getting hose certified for your service.

If you choose water hose then please let us know what happens

EJ > I need to transfer K1 kerosene from my delivery trailer to my tank 50 ft

[tnom]

It would help to know what the hose is made of. The pictured black hose may be made of nitrile rubber. If so it has excellent chemical compatibility to kerosene.

[Larry The Snake Guy]

First of all, how much fuel, how often? Are a couple of trips with a 5 gallon can realistic or are we talking hundreds/thousands of gallons?

Next, is there any possibility of getting the trailer closer?

If all else fails, you could buy fuel line from an auto store for $1-2 a foot, and I'd bet you could probably order it for a bit less.

[tnom]

It would help to know what the hose is made of. The pictured black hose may be made of EPDM rubber. If so it not recommended to use with kerosene.

[Red Green]

"RBM" wrote in news:4a076216$0$5924$ [e-mail]:

I meant the fact of private citizen pumping oil into the ground...tank or not.

[RBM]

Private citizen pumping privately owned oil from one privately owned tank to another privately owned tank on private property...privately, just to clarify

[Red Green]

"RBM" wrote in news:4a078921$0$5903$ [e-mail]:

Well in some Granola-head states, when it comes to anything to do with oil and the ground there is no such thing as "privately".

[RBM]

I hear you just fine. The whole country is becoming a nanny state.