Made a Shed for my 802a and moved it to the back yard

[Dylanss180]

I built a shed over the year and I made it with keeping my generator on the side of the shed. I made a 1/2" rebar reinforced 6" thick concrete slab for the generator to sit on. It has an overhang roof to keep it dry and I welded up a stainless exhaust system to route it above the roof. I put in a stainless flexible line to take up the vibration.

I made a wheel setup to work with my powered dolley I made. Made it really easy to get it in my cramped back yard.

I am now working on getting my 55gal spare fuel drum setup. My plan is to fill whatever void is inside with argon rather than air to keep the fuel from spoiling. Overall, I am pretty happy with how everything worked out. It was a lot of work.

 

[Dylanss180]

Here is the mover setup I did

 

[bobs461]

That's a great ideal to purge the 55 gallon drum of air with nitrogen. I wonder if anyone can verify if this helps extend the storage time of diesel?

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[Dylanss180]

That's a great ideal to purge the 55 gallon drum of air with nitrogen. I wonder if anyone can verify if this helps extend the storage time of diesel?

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it should. Remove the void with dry argon will remove the chance for any bacteria to grow and keep it dry.

 

[bobs461]

it should. Remove the void with dry argon will remove the chance for any bacteria to grow and keep it dry.

Totally makes sense! I know a small container of clear diesel will turn opaque in a few days.

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[SCSG-G4]

I use BioBore in my diesel fuel.

 

[Chainbreaker]

Just as an FYI... I've heard about situations where people plumbed-in aux fuel sources and closed off a normally vented tank to prevent air exchange, and it got hot and expanded enough to create enough tank pressure to get past the aux fuel pump ck valve. It then over filled the day tank creating a messy pool of diesel around genset.

Thus, I would be careful if one is using a non-vented drum, or any aux fuel tank, that will always be plumbed in (drum adapter w/aux hose connected) and not allowing it to vent due to natural thermal expansion/contraction. I used a desiccant type vent filter on my 50 Gal fuel tank installation to remove moisture from air and also treat with BioBore. Picture of installed desiccant filter is in the highlighted link in post #1, picture #2

 

[Dylanss180]

good thinking. I might look at putting an accumulator in there.

 

[Light in the Dark]

Just as an FYI... I've heard about situations where people plumbed-in aux fuel sources and closed off a normally vented tank to prevent air exchange, and it got hot and expanded enough to create enough tank pressure to get past the aux fuel pump ck valve. It then over filled the day tank creating a messy pool of diesel around genset.

Thus, I would be careful if one is using a non-vented drum, or any aux fuel tank, that will always be plumbed in (drum adapter w/aux hose connected) and not allowing it to vent due to natural thermal expansion/contraction. I used a desiccant type vent filter on my 50 Gal fuel tank installation to remove moisture from air and also treat with BioBore. Picture of installed desiccant filter is in the highlighted link in post #1, picture #2

Got any vendor info on the vent filter? Im considering updating my 55g drums to something with that. USLD even nuked from orbit with 4x the rated stability and biocides isn't keeping it super fresh.

 

[Chainbreaker]

Got any vendor info on the vent filter? Im considering updating my 55g drums to something with that. USLD even nuked from orbit with 4x the rated stability and biocides isn't keeping it super fresh.

I'll have to look in my pile of receipts to see if I can find the original source of where I purchased it. It was either eBay or Amazon. A quick look using "desiccant filter cartridge" on both show that Amazon has a some. They have gone up in price since I last purchased a few.

You could buy the ready made cartridge or as an alternative come up with a DIY version that's refillable. That way you could buy a jug of the beads much cheaper and change out the media in the cartridge as required. Maybe build a cartridge body out of PVC pipe & fittings with some coffee filters & wire screen on each end to contain the beads & filter out any airborne dust/particulates. Best design would be to use a screw off transparent type of housing with a cap on one end that can be unscrewed. That way when media turns dark you know its time to change the media. .

Also, I've heard of people removing media & heating up beads in baking dish/pan in oven to rejuvenate them for reuse.

 

[Chainbreaker]

Google "Trico 39134" its the Watchdog model that I have installed on my aux tank shown in the picture.

Here it is as sold by Walmart through Toro. This listing shows all the pertinent size & spec's.

Personally, I think its overpriced considering its a throw away item (non-refillable). I'd be surprised if it has more than 8 oz of beads in it. You can buy the beads in bulk for ~$6.20/lb

 

[Guyfang]

I'll have to look in my pile of receipts to see if I can find the original source of where I purchased it. It was either eBay or Amazon. A quick look using "desiccant filter cartridge" on both show that Amazon has a some. They have gone up in price since I last purchased a few.

You could buy the ready made cartridge or as an alternative come up with a DIY version that's refillable. That way you could buy a jug of the beads much cheaper and change out the media in the cartridge as required. Maybe build a cartridge body out of PVC pipe & fittings with some coffee filters & wire screen on each end to contain the beads & filter out any airborne dust/particulates. Best design would be to use a screw off transparent type of housing with a cap on one end that can be unscrewed. That way when media turns dark you know its time to change the media. .

Also, I've heard of people removing media & heating up beads in baking dish/pan in oven to rejuvenate them for reuse.

When I was in Hawk ADA, we had reusable desiccant filters in all the radars and launchers. Most had at least 3-4 containers. Containers were Hard plastic, so you could see the media. And yes, in the early 70's when we could not get new media, we heated the damp media, and reused it. Worked like a charm. Later I did the same thing in Patriot. We had problems with relay boxes getting damp, and then the relays would stick. Desiccant fixed the problem and we just reheated it to use it again.

 

[LEOK]

Here is my homemade drier vents with check valves

 

[Chainbreaker]

Here is my homemade drier vents with check valves

Where did you find the clear section between the PVC end reducers? What is i.d."

P.S. That is one pristine looking engine sitting behind it!!!

 

[LEOK]

white pvc was lowes, clear was on ebay.

 

[Dylanss180]

I found an expansion chamber that might work to keep it sealed. and the pressure in check

Trico Expansion Chamber