I had this come up on a project recently and here is the response I got from Clarke.
All Diesel Fire Pump Drivers manufactured by Clarke are for use with #2 Diesel Fuel (ASTM D-975, No. 2-D). This includes FM Approved, UL Listed, engines for specific country codes, and non-Listed engines. Note, in European Countries the alternative acceptable fuel is “Red” Diesel Fuel (BS2869, Class A2). Although the engines are mechanically compatible with DF #1 or JP #8 (Jet-A) fuels, the use of such fuels will cause a reduction in the performance of the engine as great as 10 %, and is not in accordance with the FM Approval and UL Listing on the engine. Additionally, the engines are mechanically compatible with the above fuels containing up to 5% BioDiesel blend, the use of such fuels will cause a reduction up to 2% in the performance of the engine dependent upon the blend, and is not in accordance with the FM Approval and UL Listing on the engine. BioDiesel blend fuels will require fuel filter maintenance more often and the storage life of the fuel is much less do to microbial growth. The effectiveness of using conventional anti-microbial additives in BioDiesel is unknown. The presence of microbes may cause operational problems, fuel system corrosion, premature filter plugging, and sediment build-up in fuel systems. Matthew Drewello, PE Fluor Corporation 100 Fluor Daniel Drive Greenville, SC 29681 864-517-1814 <[email protected]> Sent by: [email protected] 12/22/2009 11:35 AM Please respond to sprinklerforum To <[email protected]> cc Subject RE: Bio-diesel in pump drivers You're going to need to contact the specific driver's manufacturer. Craig L. Prahl, CET Fire Protection Specialist Mechanical Department CH2MHILL Lockwood Greene 1500 International Drive PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 Direct - 864.599.4102 Fax - 864.599.8439 [email protected] http://www.ch2m.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Leyton Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Bio-diesel in pump drivers All: Anyone have any idea whether or not diesel pump engines are tolerant of the three families (some would say four) of diesel fuel without issues? I was asked whether it would be a problem to run a typical pump on biodiesel, low sulfur or ultra-low sulfur diesel and haven't heard this talked about like, at all. Steve Leyton PROTECTION DESIGN & CONSULTING ***** Please Note Our New Address ***** 2851 Camino del Rio South, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92108 ------------------------------------------------------------- Ph: 858.751.2930 - ext. 102 Fax: 858.751.2933 Cell: 619.972.5696 _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. ------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
