A couple of additional points: You can get a complete draining bulkhead fitting from various suppliers, such as Dultmeier Sales, www.dultmier.com for as low as $18. These do not keep a flat bottom tank from essentially completely draining.
Also, standard bulkhead fitting use EPDM gaskets, possibly neoprene, and both of these dissolve in biodiesel. Use a viton equivalent gasket, available at better plumbing supply houses everywhere. Tom Leue In a message dated 5/22/04 9:46:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > If anyone feels the need to work with plastic, conical-bottomed tanks, > please be advised that the government issue bulkhead fittings that come with > these tanks create a small dam that prevents complete drainage. > > If you are buying this style tank for the purpose of complete drainage, you > will need to special order the tank with a "spun weld" drain. This is a > threaded nipple that is "spun weld" into the bottom of tank at the factory > and runs flush with the inside, eliminating the "dam effect" of a standard > bulkhead fitting. > > Generally this fitting option runs $40 - $60 extra, presuming the > distributor is able to meet your request. > > Snyder Tank has no problem accepting custom orders. Catalogue companies such > as US Plastic, et al,Ê may have some difficulty in accommodating such need. > > Todd Swearingen > > ----------------------------- Homestead Inc. www.yellowbiodiesel.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
