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M&E Event - Generator protection by Separ UK
Published:  07 October, 2008

Fuel Polishing keeps your fuel in optimum condition and avoids generator breakdowns, which is one of the topics you will be able to discuss with the company at the M&E show.

Fuel Protection by Separ UK Separ's Fuel Polishing System has proved invaluable to customers in the UK and Ireland; by removing contamination and biomass from their liquid fuel stores the FPS optimises conditions and cleans the fuel ready for use. Fuel contamination is the single biggest threat to the healthy operation of a generator system; after all without fuel there is no power and without power there is no business continuity.

A recent example showed exactly why such measures are vital. Whist cleaning the fuel of a standby generator, a Separ representative found more then he bargained for. The FPS was reporting a blockage in the system; a significant piece of contamination that would instantly stop a generator from working. The fuel tank had evidently been used as a disposal point by an amorous couple as the contamination turned out to be a condom.

Whilst this is not exactly the norm for fuel contamination, it highlighted a very real problem. Fuel is venerable, and without proper maintenance it has the potential to let you down when you need it most - when your generator is providing the power to your facility.







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