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The Contamination Eliminators
Optic Fuel Clean, Inc. utilizes fiber optic technology and controllable probes for UST & AST tank bottom inspections and cleanings for optimum fuel quality management for today’s new fuels.
The Industry
The System
Optic Fuel Cleans 3 year Maintenance
Program
Cost of Our Service
Field Facts and Findings
Company Info: The Contamination Eliminators
The Industry
It seems that the new industry buzzword lately for UST and AST owner/operators are, inspect and maintain. The EPA encourages this statement as well as a reminder logo to remind the petroleum industry of such practices. This is exactly what our company focus is all about “inspect and maintain”. This is our focus and this is why this system was developed. Water monitoring and removal is critical for all fuel storage systems. Poor operations and maintenance procedures for water monitoring and removal from storage systems can lead to a number of problems from degradation of fuel quality and subsequent vehicle performance to microbial contamination, phase separation and damage of the entire storage system. In today’s new fuels with lead removed and the recent phase-outs of MTBE, these fuels are more susceptible to moisture accumulation. These new alcohol enhanced fuels have the potential for separation and biodegradation accelerated by water. For example, lead was a natural poison to the microbes that can grow in a moist environment. In today’s lead and MTBE free fuels, microbial growth can more readily occur. This is why the industry regulators and organizations are recommending to tank owners to, “Establish an operating and maintenance practice to monitor and remove water when it is detected and to have regularly scheduled tank bottom inspections” Alcohol enhanced fuels have great environmental and economic benefits, but they do require good housekeeping. The industry needs to be educated on the importance of having a regularly scheduled maintenance program for their UST’s and AST’s to prevent phase separations or microbial contamination. Ultimately, this pro-active maintenance should result in less leaky tank situations for our environment.
The System
The patent pending system utilizes a fiber optic scope and controllable probe with an extraction device that can visually inspect and clean fuel storage tank bottoms simultaneously with any fuel level. Do not remove the fuel from the tank, Optic Fuel Clean uses the fuel to service the tank. The cleaning unit is used to inspect and clean all types of fuel. This system is designed to locate and remove water, sludge, bacteria, rust particles and sediment in all locations on the tank bottom including any low spots where water and bacteria accumulate. The system can also remove the contamination and place it in our on board holding tanks or pump it into drums/barrels for you to dispose of properly. The good fuel and contaminates are filtered through our filtering system and the clean fuel is returned back to the storage tank while the contaminates are removed at the same time. One of the big benefits of this system is the customer continues to pump fuel while we are inspecting and cleaning the tank bottoms. There is no tank downtime or lost revenue for the station owners. Another big benefit is because we can visually see in the tank as well as what we are removing and we filter out the contaminates, we take very little good fuel for a substantial savings on waste removal. An annual maintenance program to inspect and clean tanks is available.
Optic Fuel Cleans 3 year Maintenance Program
OFC offers a 3 year maintenance
program. We have had tremendous success with
our program. The prices at the time of sign
up are locked/fixed prices for 3 years. This
program has many benefits. We were very pleased
when a state inspector had commented to us
that this is the first time in the history
of the fuel cleaning business that he has ever
heard of a company implementing a maintenance
program. He was surprised in hearing that and
we are very happy to offer it. Costs are always
on the rise and this is our way of helping
you maintain the quality of your fuel at an
affordable cost. There
are no hidden charges. Optic Fuel Clean does
not charge for mileage or hours. Our
customers on this program are satisfied with
the results not to mention the savings. Taking
preventive measures is one way of keeping on
top of things and avoiding future issues that
arise with fuel. Our program is one of a kind
and is very beneficial
when it comes to Maintaining your Fuel. When
it comes to sweeping tank bottoms and removing
contaminates, along with our Fiber Optic Scope,
you have the assurance that your
fuel is clean. For more information please
contact Optic Fuel Clean.
We have once again adjusted our prices. The reason, well that is easy. Our customers whom we have experienced and seen the hard work and dedication that they put into their business and how they have expressed their concerns in maintaining the quality of their fuel, and go the extra mile in making certain that they deliver the cleanest fuel. Contamination in fuel is a big problem. We have encountered many types of contaminates that are spreading like a cancer in AST's and UST's, if it is not maintained. Optic Fuel Clean offers the lowest prices available. We are efficient, effective and dedicated. We stand behind our services and our customers 100%. For the lowest prices around call Shelly at 320.491.6579 or 816.668.9742. We are available to assist you in scheduling your fuel cleaning needs.
Field Facts and Findings
We have experienced in the field that rarely is the water and microbial growth near the fill end of the UST’s. Most of the contamination is found near the probe and pump areas of the tanks. Because of this microbial growth around (the quite area) where the ATG probes rest, the effects of this is many false monitor readings. We have inspected and cleaned tanks that the monitor read 1 ½ “inches of water and have found very little water. On the other hand, we have seen monitors that have read 0”inches of water and have removed 50 to 150 gallons of water and bacteria. After we pull up the probe and clean around where the probe rests and clean the probe itself of sludge and bacteria, we then get accurate readings from the monitors. Because monitors read 0” inches of water, it does not mean the tank is free of water. A good percentage of tanks we have inspected have been sloped to one side or the other and have removed a great deal of water from these tanks. Monitors can only read or detect water if there is water around the probe, the monitors we have seen do not detect water at the ends of the tank. There have been times where we are called to a site to clean tank bottoms because of slow flows and frequent filter changes, but because of the lack of regular tank maintenance and tank bottom inspections the sludge has accumulated so much that the sludge becomes very dense or calcified. In these situations the tank owner needs to have the tank physically cleaned by way of manned entry. This can cost the owner many thousands of dollars to have this type of service performed. We recommend to have UST’s and AST’s inspected and cleaned at least once annually to prevent the effects of water and microbial contamination.
Company Info: The Contamination Eliminators
We have inspected and cleaned in excess of 6,000 plus UST's and AST's with great response from tank owners and operators. Servicing the Midwest and with our new branch that services the South. OFC has expanded its coverage due to the positive response received from the industry as well as the station owners and petroleum companies. Optic Fuel Clean, Inc has serviced areas such as National Parks, Public School Districts, Convenience Store Owners, City Public Work Offices, Trucking Companies, Major Hospitals, etc. We offer competitive prices and our goal is to provide professional sound service to our Customers. Maintaining Great Fuel Quality and Customer Satisfaction is our primary focus. We work with you one on one to solve your fuel issues. A patent is pending for the fuel cleaning unit/system.
The Industry
The System
Optic Fuel Cleans 3 year Maintenance
Program
Cost of Our Service
Field Facts and Findings
Company Info
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