About
The Fiber Optic Difference
Providing tank owners for the first time with a safe, inexpensive look inside fuel tanks, the OpticSweep™ system is a patent pending approach to inspect and clean fuel in underground and aboveground storage tanks.
It Utilizes:
- Fiber optic technology to provide an unprecedented look at in-tank fuel quality and bottom contamination.
- An integrated vacuum system that simultaneously can extract fuel impurities upon sighting.
- A ten-stage filtration process removing impurities to maximize the amount of fuel that can be returned to the tank
Getting the water out and keeping it out is the key to clean, uncontaminated fuel and rust free UST's and AST's
How OpticSweep Benefits Tank Owners:
- Efficient tank bottom inspection without shutting down the fuel storage system or loss of revenue.
- Integrated scope and vacuum probe visually inspects and cleans fuel at the same time.
- Powerful vacuum removes water, sludge, microbial bacteria and sediment.
- Fiber optic scope probes the entire tank bottom including low spots where water and bacteria accumulate.
- Visual confirmation shows that the tank bottom is free of water, sludge, sediment and damaging bacteria.
- Fuel restoration yields substantial savings on contaminated fuel disposal.
- Process prevents phase separation by keeping water out of all locations in tanks.
The Problem / Contamination
- Clogs fuel filters, fuel lines and gauges.
- Corrodes pumps and injectors.
- Cause washers, hoses and connectors to swell and blister
- Degrade fuel and cause poor fuel economy. This contamination can also prevent water and particulate from settling out of the fuel. Also, in plugging of filters and fuel and product lines, contamination can cause unexpected and excessive down time, equipment failure and or unpreparedness in cases of emergencies or power outages for back-up equipment.
New Emphases on Fighting Phase Separation
Source: Steel Tank Institute
"Keeping Water out of Your Storage System
These new fuels are more susceptible to moisture accumulation, separation and potential biodegradation accelerated by water. For example, lead was a natural poison to the microbes that can grow in a moist environment - in today's leading free fuels, microbial growth can more readily occur. With alcohol-enhanced fuels, 'phasing' can more easily occur, separating water, gasoline and alcohols into three distinct layers."
It costs less and requires far less effort to maintain your fuel as a preventive measure, than it would to ignore it.