DIY Fuel Cleaning Diesel Dipper

[Alan de Enfield]

http://www.marine16.co.uk/acatalog/Diesel-Dipper.html

 

Ever had to have your diesel tanks cleaned of sludge? The Diesel Dipper® will do it for you.

Cleaning sludge from a small fuel tank can start at £1000. Anyone with reasonable DIY skills can fit a Diesel Dipper which will clean the FLOOR of your fuel tank BELOW the suction outlet, keeping it free from Diesel Bug, water and contaminants.

The Diesel Dipper® sucks from the very bottom of your fuel tank, meaning that years of accumulated water and sludge is sucked up via the 12v pump into the Dipper where it is simply drained off before returning the clean fuel back to the tank through a 40 micron washable stainless steel filter.
The Dipper effectively transfers the unwanted contents from the bottom of your large fuel tank into a small tank where they can be managed and removed.

The fully self-contained system can be run independently of the engine but, if used whilst the boat is under way, any water or sludge that is sloshing about on the bottom of the tank will eventually be drawn into the Diesel Dipper

The Patent Pending "Tank Separator" is the heart of the system. The fuel/water/sludge enters the top and the water/sludge is separated out of the fuel into a collection chamber where the contaminants are easily drained off periodically. Used every day, and independent of the engine running, it effectively scours the very bottom of your fuel tank leaving it clean and free of debris.

The Diesel Dipper should be connected to the tanks drain plug. If there is no drain plug you can fit a Tank Top "Dip Tube" (available separately) – a simple fitting is attached to the top of the tank where a 10mm draw pipe is pushed through to rest on the bottom of the tank.

• Pump: 12V DC, 30W
• Includes 5A fuse protection
• Suction Lift: 2.5m
• Size: H37cm x W15cm x D18cm
• Weight: 3kg
• Includes 3/8 BSP fittings with 10mm hose tails
• Supplied with full fitting instructions

 

 

 

[Mac of Cygnet]

Alan for some  reason missed out an important detail.  Just in case you're wondering - £450

[Alan de Enfield]

14 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said:

Alan for some  reason missed out an important detail.  Just in case you're wondering - £450

Mac for some  reason missed out an important detail.  Just in case you're wondering - £450 + VAT

 

A small price to pay if you have 'the bug' and could pay £1000 for professional fuel cleaning, (which may be needed multiple times).

[Tony Brooks]

1.5m 3/8" i.d. clear plastic hose, 0.5m  3/8" o.d. copper pipe, half an hour of your time twice a year  = £???

[Alan de Enfield]

2 minutes ago, Tony Brooks said:

1.5m 3/8" i.d. clear plastic hose, 0.5m  3/8" o.d. copper pipe, half an hour of your time twice a year  = £???

And how does that remove any suspended contaminants ?

[Boater Sam]

Wet and dry vac with a length of 15mm copper pipe, 20 seconds of suck, job done.

 

Hang your suspended contaminants, settle.

Edited May 21, 2018 by Boater Sam

[Markinaboat]

or a Fuelguard?

[Tony Brooks]

3 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

And how does that remove any suspended contaminants ?

The sedimentor and agglomerator will do that, just as they have always done on properly equipped diesels. The return form the fuel system on a modern "self bleeding" engine should stir any suspended contaminants into the fuel so the sedimentor and agglomertaor can deal with them.

 

Apart from a clear bowl and a washable filter I do not see what a Fuelguard does ant beret  than the sedimentor and agglomerator.

[Markinaboat]

13 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:

The sedimentor and agglomerator will do that, just as they have always done on properly equipped diesels. The return form the fuel system on a modern "self bleeding" engine should stir any suspended contaminants into the fuel so the sedimentor and agglomertaor can deal with them.

 

Apart from a clear bowl and a washable filter I do not see what a Fuelguard does ant beret  than the sedimentor and agglomerator.

I won the Fuelguard in a competition recently. However, the twin tanks in my boat are at base-plate level and virtually no access as the 3LW sits in-between. However, there's a domestic tank under the transom whereby the bottom is at uxter plate level so would work here and protect the (to be replaced) Eberthingy.