Garden Hose for transfer of K1 Oil ?

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

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

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

"Joe" wrote in news:u1HNl.1438$ snipped-for-privacy@newsreading01.news.tds.net:

City inspectors maybe.

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).

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

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.

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

Good idea.

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

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.

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.

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.

"RBM" wrote in news:4a076216$0$5924$ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

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

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

"RBM" wrote in news:4a078921$0$5903$ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

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".

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