Never suffer from contaminated fuel again with filtration equipment from a specialist

Working with fuel is always a difficult occupation. It’s so temperamental – it might blow up in your face thanks to a stray spark or befuddle you with the strength of its fumes. Above all, though, you have to make sure that it stays completely pure and that nothing gets into it, or all hell could break loose!

Well, it probably won’t be quite as bad as all hell breaking loose, but it’ll cause you significant problems that need to be sorted out. Contaminated fuel, if it has abrasive particles in it, will cause damage to the machine it’s flowing through because those particles basically turn into liquidised sandpaper.

If there’s any water in the fuel, that’s just as bad. Water in fuel is like pineapple on pizza – they’re just not a natural combination, and water in the fuel will be harmful to the machine and potentially begin to rust it over a period of time if it isn’t filtered out as soon as possible. That’s why oil and fuel filters are such important pieces of hardware when you’re working in this kind of environment, as they protect your machines and extend the life of the fuel so you don’t have to change it every five minutes.

Filters for this are available from a range of retailers, both in-store and online, but one of the most significant ranges in terms of the amount of options available can be found on the website of Filtertechnik. One of its most heavily promoted products is the Hippo Filter, which filters out the most harmful and most abrasive particles, which are found in the sub 5 micron range, from fuel and oil. Bearing in mind that most filters only filter out those particles which are classified as 20 microns and above, this is a much better performance rate than you would get anywhere else.

In addition, water droplets are sucked out of the fuel by long fibre cellulose material which attracts and then absorbs them without affecting the fuel flow. The filter can be (and has been) used in almost every industry, including aviation, steel production, mining, construction and power generation, demonstrating its versatility and popularity.

However, the Hippo Filter is only one product that the company sells. It has a vast range of other filters and filtration equipment and accessories available to be browsed through on its website – although you can’t just enter card details and order the equipment, you can contact the company with your requirements and take it from there.

Customers can also take advantage of the company’s on-site laboratory by sending samples of their oil to be analysed; the lab technicians will then send back a report via email which includes information such as the level of water or particle contamination of the oil. When done over a period of time, these reports can help to build up a picture of the machine’s overall performance and ensure that any problems are quickly stamped out.