PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-419
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 419
OCTOBER 1987
storage tAnks daily!
Filter/separators
should b draIned
more ofen_
esPcially
i± it's
really
cold!
GATHER 'QOUND PEOPLE,
CONnIE'S GOT SOME TiPS
O± FUEL FOQ lS²
Grounding is esPciaLly im²rTnt in extreme cold wEther. ³he colder it gets,
the drier the aIr is ´µ¶ and that means more dAnger ·om s¸tIc electricIty.
· ³-´
¹rotºt
PL
pUmps »om Bne-hIlling
¼
winter winds½ ¾uild a wind¿reÀk out o±
,/
snow or ice i± no PrmaNent
µ¶
l
·
1¸
,
1±
¹º»
shelter is availa¿leÁ
²._
c
.±
v±- ² ft³
\¼
± ²ssI¿le, disconÃect and draÄn smÀller pumps so that they can b stored in
a ¿uilding or tenÅ at night.
Æse the right wInter grade o± oil in pump engInes. ³he
LO
will let you know
which oneÇs rIght Èr the temPraÅures
in your area½
Wen you add oiÉ thatÇs cold, lÊve the
level aBut
1´8
iËh Ìlow
T
dÍÎÏck
Fµ
mArk. ³he oIl exÐ wHn it waÑs Up.
KÒp hoses and nozzleS ÅIÓhtÔy cApÕ
Keep hoes a½d pump
when youÇR Öt UsIng Çem
¶
pRvent
d
½¾z¿es ÀÁght¿y cpped
and snow ·om geÅtINg ×n. MØhole covers should b kept securely seAled, tO.
Ùoses get stiÚ and ¿ÛÅtÉe In extreme cold weAther. Üough hAndlIng cAuses tÝem
to crack aNd leAk. ÞrÊt hoses genÅÔy and move ßem slowlyÁ
CollapsI¿le àel hoses Used wIÅh the
·AR
sysÅem go áAÅ when Åheyßre lef out
In the cold.
A
áAt hose wonÇt delIver mUch àel.
ÜIgId hoses suâIve the cold btter. ± yoU have to
ã
use áeXI¿le hoses, täy to
protect them.
Fuel leaång pasÅ ·ozen gaskeÅs And seals is a real coldæweAther pro¿lem.
DoU¿lInÓ Up on sÅandArç seAls cAN slow Åhe leAks. KeepinÓ seAls ANd èÅÅINÓs
cleaé wIÉl help, tO.
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