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Any additional tips/suggestions/hints for dispensing gasoline from30-55 gallon drum at home?
I'm considering gassing the cars & off-road vehicles from a fuel drum at
home in a remote area dozens of miles from the nearest gas station. While I'm in the planning stage, it would be helpful to hear ideas on what works and what doesn't work from those who already store & dispense gasoline at home from a storage drum. The zoning department told me there are no specific regulations up to 55 gallons and the HazMat department told me 15, 20, 30, & 55 gallon barrels must be UN Certified steel (that's United Nations); they must be grounded; and they must have a "containment system" to keep spills from penetrating the ground. There are no other requirements although they suggest keeping the drums at least 10 feet from a structure. Calling Granger's Industrial Supply (800-323-0620), they suggested the following components (about $700). - $150 (1MLA7) 55-gallon UN-Certified Carbon-Steel Phenolic-coated Drum (with 2" & 3/4" bunge), http://tinyurl.com/36a6tfk - $350 (1P894) Fuel Transfer Pump, Flow 15 GPM, Power Rating 1/4 HP, Motor 12 VDC, 12 Feet Lift, With 15 Feet Cable and Tube, Not Metered, http://tinyurl.com/39bvcj4 ... or $160 (1P893) Rotary Transfer Pump, http://tinyurl.com/2ubsfzh - $35 (4A442) 3' Ground Strap, http://tinyurl.com/3yszste - $165 (4RP91) Liquid Flowmeter, http://tinyurl.com/378rugu - $125 (2P695) Fuel Filter, http://tinyurl.com/3a6vyoe My main questions: a) Do you use such a system? If so, what do you recommend? b) Do you suggest the hand pump ($160) or the electric pump (350)? c) How do most of you FILL the drum (is there a fuel-delivery service)? d) What do you use for a fuel level gauge? e) Is the fuel filter really needed? |
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On Oct 22, 5:59*pm, Harold Lathom wrote:
I'm considering gassing the cars & off-road vehicles from a fuel drum at home in a remote area dozens of miles from the nearest gas station. While I'm in the planning stage, it would be helpful to hear ideas on what works and what doesn't work from those who already store & dispense gasoline at home from a storage drum. The zoning department told me there are no specific regulations up to 55 gallons and the HazMat department told me 15, 20, 30, & 55 gallon barrels must be UN Certified steel (that's United Nations); they must be grounded; and they must have a "containment system" to keep spills from penetrating the ground. There are no other requirements although they suggest keeping the drums at least 10 feet from a structure. Calling Granger's Industrial Supply (800-323-0620), they suggested the following components (about $700). - $150 (1MLA7) 55-gallon UN-Certified Carbon-Steel Phenolic-coated Drum (with 2" & 3/4" bunge),http://tinyurl.com/36a6tfk - $350 (1P894) Fuel Transfer Pump, Flow 15 GPM, Power Rating 1/4 HP, Motor 12 VDC, 12 Feet Lift, With 15 Feet Cable and Tube, Not Metered,http://tinyurl.com/39bvcj4... or $160 (1P893) Rotary Transfer Pump,http://tinyurl.com/2ubsfzh - $35 (4A442) 3' Ground Strap,http://tinyurl.com/3yszste - $165 (4RP91) Liquid Flowmeter,http://tinyurl.com/378rugu - $125 (2P695) Fuel Filter,http://tinyurl.com/3a6vyoe My main questions: a) Do you use such a system? If so, what do you recommend? b) Do you suggest the hand pump ($160) or the electric pump (350)? c) How do most of you FILL the drum (is there a fuel-delivery service)? d) What do you use for a fuel level gauge? e) Is the fuel filter really needed? I haven't done gas, but keep Diesel for my compact tractor in a 55 gal. drum. I find I only need to fuel it 2-3 times per year, and the hand pump was still annoying. I got a transfer pump with nozzle 4 free from my oldest son, and am using it now. It is a lot harder to keep from spilling with your attention on pumping. Diesel has a tendency to foam, you shouldn't have to bother with that. There is also the filling of the drum, I do that by taking it to the ag store in the bed of the pickup, then moving it into the shop with a fork lift. A full drum is pretty heavy, around 350 pounds.. |
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On Oct 22, 5:59*pm, Harold Lathom wrote:
I'm considering gassing the cars & off-road vehicles from a fuel drum at home in a remote area dozens of miles from the nearest gas station. While I'm in the planning stage, it would be helpful to hear ideas on what works and what doesn't work from those who already store & dispense gasoline at home from a storage drum. The zoning department told me there are no specific regulations up to 55 gallons and the HazMat department told me 15, 20, 30, & 55 gallon barrels must be UN Certified steel (that's United Nations); they must be grounded; and they must have a "containment system" to keep spills from penetrating the ground. There are no other requirements although they suggest keeping the drums at least 10 feet from a structure. Calling Granger's Industrial Supply (800-323-0620), they suggested the following components (about $700). - $150 (1MLA7) 55-gallon UN-Certified Carbon-Steel Phenolic-coated Drum (with 2" & 3/4" bunge),http://tinyurl.com/36a6tfk - $350 (1P894) Fuel Transfer Pump, Flow 15 GPM, Power Rating 1/4 HP, Motor 12 VDC, 12 Feet Lift, With 15 Feet Cable and Tube, Not Metered,http://tinyurl.com/39bvcj4... or $160 (1P893) Rotary Transfer Pump,http://tinyurl.com/2ubsfzh - $35 (4A442) 3' Ground Strap,http://tinyurl.com/3yszste - $165 (4RP91) Liquid Flowmeter,http://tinyurl.com/378rugu - $125 (2P695) Fuel Filter,http://tinyurl.com/3a6vyoe My main questions: a) Do you use such a system? If so, what do you recommend? b) Do you suggest the hand pump ($160) or the electric pump (350)? c) How do most of you FILL the drum (is there a fuel-delivery service)? d) What do you use for a fuel level gauge? e) Is the fuel filter really needed? How do you plan on filling this home-based tank? |
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Any additional tips/suggestions/hints for dispensing gasolinefrom 30-55 gallon drum at home?
most newer vehicles have shrader valves under the hood for checking
fuel pump pressure. you can use your vehicles tank to keep the 55 gallon at home tank full. connect line to schrader valve, turn on vehicles key, pump away just dont run vehicles tank to empty.. |
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Any additional tips/suggestions/hints for dispensing gasolinefrom 30-55 gallon drum at home?
On 10/23/2010 2:17 AM, Harold Lathom wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:14:49 -0700, hr(bob) wrote: How do you plan on filling this home-based tank? That IS a problem. Perhaps the biggest problem of all. I am hoping there is someone who delivers the gasoline, just like they deliver propane to my house from a propane truck. If they don't deliver 55-gallon quantities, then the only other feasible idea I can think of is to fill it (tediously) from 5-gallon or 10-gallon portable gasoline containers in the back of my pickup. If I get a smaller tank (say 30 gallons), I would guess I can lift it by hand off the pickup bed, but, I'm not young and my back isn't good and I don't have anything like a forklift. I guess I could build a ramp and roll the drum down with a dolly but if it's 350 pounds, I really don't want to do that every few weeks. Basically, I was hoping YOU guys could advise me on my options for FILLING the drum. Buy an old beater pickup, register it as a farm truck, and put a couple of those square-side field refueling tanks in it, like the guys that drive the big yellow things use. It isn't a 'fuel truck', so you don't have DOT and insurance issues, and those square tanks hold more than a drum. Yes, this would cost a couple of grand to start with, but it avoids the whole fill-the-drum problem. You drive the drum to the gas station, and fuel the other vehicles right out of the truck bed. -- aem sends... |
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Harold Lathom wrote:
I'm considering gassing the cars & off-road vehicles from a fuel drum at home in a remote area dozens of miles from the nearest gas station. I used to be affiliated with a volunteer organization. Had a lot of boats. Anyway, a fuel refiner not only donated the gasoline, but provided a tank (~200 gallons) and hose which gravity-fed the boat tanks. Talk to your local gasoline wholesaler. They may GIVE you a tank and come by whenever you call and deliver the gas. |
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On 10/22/2010 10:17 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Harold Lathom wrote: I'm considering gassing the cars& off-road vehicles from a fuel drum at home in a remote area dozens of miles from the nearest gas station. I used to be affiliated with a volunteer organization. Had a lot of boats. Anyway, a fuel refiner not only donated the gasoline, but provided a tank (~200 gallons) and hose which gravity-fed the boat tanks. Talk to your local gasoline wholesaler. They may GIVE you a tank and come by whenever you call and deliver the gas. For a business in town or a local farmer that uses a lot of fuel, sure. For a guy living at the uphill end of a winding 2-track, probably not so much. OP said he may use 2-3 barrels ( 165 gallons) a year. -- aem sends.... |
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On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:32:30 -0400, aemeijers wrote:
OP said he may use 2-3 barrels ( 165 gallons) a year. I don't remember saying that but maybe I intimated it by accident somehow; but I'm sure it will be (way) more than that. The family has three cars, each of which has about an 18-gallon tank which gets filled about once every two weeks on average. So, that's 54 gallons twice a month (or so). In a year, that would be about 20 times 50 gallons (roughing it out) or about 1,000 gallons a year. I think the biggest hurdle is filling the drum as the rest looks pretty straightforward. The only questions seem to be whether the hand pump is worth the effort for the cost and safety savings, and whether or not to have a filter and meter (both of which seem to be optional but good ideas). |
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Harold Lathom wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:32:30 -0400, aemeijers wrote: OP said he may use 2-3 barrels ( 165 gallons) a year. I don't remember saying that but maybe I intimated it by accident somehow; but I'm sure it will be (way) more than that. The family has three cars, each of which has about an 18-gallon tank which gets filled about once every two weeks on average. So, that's 54 gallons twice a month (or so). Call your local code enforcement people & fired department to see if you can store a gas barrel on residential property. [in my neck of the woods the limit is 20 gallons or so beyond what is in your car- and that has to be in 5 gallon containers] Give your insurance company a call, too. If they are looking for an excuse to drop you, it seems like a gas barrel should work as well as anything. Then call the people who will be delivering it. No way can you come out ahead carting it around in even 30 gallon bbls. Spillage & PITA will negate any benefit of gas on hand. Jim |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:39:21 -0400, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
Call your local code enforcement people & fired department to see if you can store a gas barrel on residential property. [in my neck of the woods the limit is 20 gallons or so beyond what is in your car- and that has to be in 5 gallon containers] They all told me 55 gallons and less is unregulated and even so, for homeowners, it's really up to discretion because they don't have specific laws for that here. I did find another (much cheaper) supplier than Granger: DRUMS: http://www.valumotion.com/c-drums-an...tanks-skolnik- closedhead-carbon-steel-drums.php PUMPS: http://www.valumotion.com/c-pumps-ca...-vane-pump.php LIFTS: http://www.valumotion.com/c-portable...sco-ergonomic- drum-lift.php etc. At this point, I agree the hardest task is FILLING the drums. I don't have any supplier yet who will deliver 55 gallons. |
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Harold Lathom wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:32:30 -0400, aemeijers wrote: OP said he may use 2-3 barrels ( 165 gallons) a year. I don't remember saying that but maybe I intimated it by accident somehow; but I'm sure it will be (way) more than that. The family has three cars, each of which has about an 18-gallon tank which gets filled about once every two weeks on average. So, that's 54 gallons twice a month (or so). In a year, that would be about 20 times 50 gallons (roughing it out) or about 1,000 gallons a year. I think the biggest hurdle is filling the drum as the rest looks pretty straightforward. The only questions seem to be whether the hand pump is worth the effort for the cost and safety savings, and whether or not to have a filter and meter (both of which seem to be optional but good ideas). Unless you have a way to carry a bulk amount, you're doing the proverbial relief action up a rope imo. For the volume you're talking about, you'll have no luck getting home delivery and so you could fill up each vehicle one time (roughly) w/o having to go thru the exercise of filling the barrel again. Just makes no sense nor would it in the end save any effort. _IF_ you had a pickup you could buy a transfer tank but certainly it wouldn't pay to purchase a vehicle for the purpose. The only way I'd consider something like what you're proposing for such a small volume would be to use a trailer that could tow to a station for fillup and dispense from it. That, of course, would legally require a DOT-compliant transfer tank which isn't cheap, particularly for gasoline owing to its volatility lower flashpoint as compared to diesel. W/ the farm, I keep a 150-gal diesel and a 40-gal gas transfer tank in the pickup for field delivery but we get farm delivery on diesel but its in 1000 gal delivery quantities minimum (a large tractor/combine fuel tank may hold 200-gal itself these days). You just don't have sufficient volume to make this worthwhile venture--I would predict it would get to be enough pita to deal with as you're talking that after a while you would decide not to keep doing so as opposed to simply filling up when needed. As for the car, get her one w/ automatic driver customization and you'll have the problem solved... -- |
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On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 08:41:59 -0500, dpb wrote:
For the volume you're talking about, you'll have no luck getting home delivery Home delivery of 55 gallons of fuel does seem to be problematic. I'm still finding cheaper alternatives for the equipment, e.g., http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/ma...-barrel/drums- pails/closed-open-head-steel-drums-pails But, I haven't yet found a fuel supplier. |
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On 10/23/2010 2:22 AM, Harold Lathom wrote:
On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:32:30 -0400, aemeijers wrote: OP said he may use 2-3 barrels ( 165 gallons) a year. I don't remember saying that but maybe I intimated it by accident somehow; but I'm sure it will be (way) more than that. The family has three cars, each of which has about an 18-gallon tank which gets filled about once every two weeks on average. So, that's 54 gallons twice a month (or so). In a year, that would be about 20 times 50 gallons (roughing it out) or about 1,000 gallons a year. I think the biggest hurdle is filling the drum as the rest looks pretty straightforward. The only questions seem to be whether the hand pump is worth the effort for the cost and safety savings, and whether or not to have a filter and meter (both of which seem to be optional but good ideas). Yeah, my bad- I should get off the computer when my eyes start going blurry. I conflated your original post and the first response. But that is still a tiny delivery. An elevated farmer tank with gravity feed instead of a pump, would probably be the smallest they would do deliveries for. Used to be pretty common for well-off folks in the boonies, but most areas regulate tanks so tightly now, that only businesses play that game any more. Might be worth a few phone calls, but plan on a sealed slab with a berm tall enough to hold the entire tank contents, and 'X' feet from any living quarters, to have any chance of approval from the PTB or your insurance company. Probably also an inspection and certification cycle to deal with. |
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