Does anybody use an inline fuel pump to syphon fuel.

[cormorant]

On a car your battery is 4m away from the fuel and vapor and is not in a enclosed area as you have the bonnet up-air circulates.. Old car fuel pumps were external to the tank and modern one are in tank as they use the fuel for cooling and work at no pessure with a max head of 3 foot. Just enough to get to the pressure pump on the motor and recirc back to the tank. In a boat you are in a bowl full of vapor with a battery in the middle of it worst case. Done carefully with a bit of common sense most things are pretty safe but grabbing any pump could be a accident I think that is all anyone was pointing out. .

[Axl]

On a car your battery is 4m away from the fuel and vapor and is not in a enclosed area as you have the bonnet up-ai circuas.. Old car fuel pumps were external to the tank and modern one are in tank as they use the fuel for cooling and work at no pessure with a max head of 3 foot. Just enough to get to the pressure pump on the motor and recirc back to the tank. In a boat you are in a bowl full of vapor with a battery in the middle of it worst case. Done carefully with a bit of common sense most things are pretty safe but grabbing any pump could be a accident I think that is all anyone was pointing out. .

Well said cormorant having worked in the oil and gas industry for the last 22 years I have seen fires come from places where one would think they shoulnt have but they have. If the conditions are right, and they need to be just that, static electrictity can cause all sorts off issues believe me. Moving a hydrocarbon in this way could be very dangerous if not a disaster. Static builds up from movement whether it be yours or the product please treat this stuff with the respect it deserves and tread carefully. The hull of a boat will fill up with vapour very quickly given the right conditions.

[deckie]

What axl said, i worked offshore oil/gas and as one of 2 company men responsible for 75 others it was always just as much about safety as geology..STATIC IS A KILLER. We were always just as anal about static as things like H2S.
Can be as simple as what u are wearing or the weather...stuff you really dont want to concern yourself with. Its how most petrol station fires happen.

[mal555]

Can be used to pump water and diesel at about 140L/m.

Sounds like a lot? I was told normal fore-court bowsers deliver around 40 LPM, fast delivery truck diesel bowser pumps around 70 LPM and tanker truck pumps can wind up to 110 LPM.

[trip01]

Tks for the thread Lucky 1.
I wanted to do the same with electric. Used to syphon fuel from 45l tanks on Mac to 20l jerry's then put in mum's VS. My cruiser's diesel.
I have recently purchased 2 x SS 25l tanks. Soon to get 2 x 22l Hulk plastic tanks for other side. These size tanks I can take out of the boat then transfer old fuel to car. Decided to go for one of these syphon devices for this job...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-Po...item1c211cea6f

Here is my choice of plastic tank...
http://www.biasboating.com.au/product_p/7376.htm
2 of these fit in the well that accommodes the 45l.
The old 45l plastic tanks stayed in the boat and cracked from the sun. (4yrs) These smaller plastic tanks, I can take out. Leave in one SS tank for weekend use.

Kind Rgds
Dave