This test is called a "dip slide". One side of
the slide is "white". This will detect BACTERIA
between 24 and 36 hours after exposure. The other side of
the slide is "off white". This will detect MOLD between
36 and 48 hours after exposure.
NO
spots are good news. Any reaction is bad news.
1.
Simply remove the slide from the tube. DO NOT touch the
slide surface. The slide will detect bacteria on you fingers.
2.
Dip the slide into the fuel for 15 seconds. Take a fuel sample
from the fuel filter or water separator.
3. Remove the excess fuel. And then put the slide back into
the tube.
4.
Put the tube in a desk drawer, any dark location, for 24
hours.
5. Inspect the tube at 24 hours, 36 hours and 48 hours.
Any reaction requires immediate action on your part. Add
a BIOCIDE to the fuel to immediately kill the biological
elements in your tank. Then install a Dieselcraft Fuel Stabilizer
to assure that this problem does not return.
For
disposal fill the tube with household bleach. Re-insert
the slide and place in the trash.
If
water enters your fuel system either through condensation
or vents, it can causes bacteria growth. Many species of
bacteria, mold and fungus can grow in diesel fuel but not
algae.
The scientific names for the most common
types of organisms that live in petroleum products are
Cladosporium resinae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Algae growth in fuel is a misnomer for the problem.
What looks like algae may be in fact asphaltene or diesel
sludge.
Asphaltene is a chemical problem inherent in diesel fuel
and not biological contamination. This can be treated with
Dieselcraft Technol 246 sludge
dispersant.
Unless you drain your tanks 100%, you always have old fuel
in your tanks. This old fuel most likely has one of two
problems, biological or chemical.
To determine the problem so it can be treated we have produced
a fuel test kit that will identify biological contaminants
Part # DS-1
Suggested List Price $14.95
To order 1 test kit for $14.95 click here
To order 25 test kits @ $13.50 for $337.00 click here
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