DC to the load - what voltage do you use? - Page 6

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|> Been meaning to ask, Bruce.  I know that you buy your diesel once or twice a
|> year in bulk.  What are prices looking like up there?
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|> Down here, even on untaxed fuel, the spread is so great that I've put my
|> diesel generator into long term layup and use my gasoline one exclusively.
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|> John
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|> John De Armond
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| John, I get my fuel on the "Spot Market" in Seattle, and then pay the
| Barge Freight to bring it up. The going rate seems to be in the
| $4.10US rate for Diesel #1 and freight costs me about $.15US/USG.
| It comes in 6000 USG Tanks, and I pump those into my 15KUSG Storage
| Tanks, of which I have 3 ea., for No. 1 Diesel. Gas is just about the
| same, and Propane is about 10% more, per BTU.  Since I also market
| fuel to the locals, I usually do just slightly better than "Break Even",
| on the Total Fuel Expenses.

How well does that diesel #1 handle in the cold of an Alaska winter?

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No problem, as long as it really is Diesel #1. A couple of years back, I
got a tank of #2 delivered as #1 and it got mixed into one of my
Storage Tanks. Had nothing but trouble with it when the temps went
to -10F. Had the Distributer fly up and test the tank, and sure enough
it was about 1/2 #1 and 1/2 #2. They then flew in a couple of Drums of
a anti-gelling product, and treated the tank, and things got a lot
better, but still it wasn't the same as #1. Spring came early that year,
fortunately, and I sold the rest of the tank as #2.

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|> How well does that diesel #1 handle in the cold of an Alaska winter?
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| No problem, as long as it really is Diesel #1. A couple of years back, I
| got a tank of #2 delivered as #1 and it got mixed into one of my
| Storage Tanks. Had nothing but trouble with it when the temps went
| to -10F. Had the Distributer fly up and test the tank, and sure enough
| it was about 1/2 #1 and 1/2 #2. They then flew in a couple of Drums of
| a anti-gelling product, and treated the tank, and things got a lot
| better, but still it wasn't the same as #1. Spring came early that year,
| fortunately, and I sold the rest of the tank as #2.

I bet you check your shipments now.

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Yep, every one, for Specific Gravity.....

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