Re: Home DIY gasoline station

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 13:18:10 -0500, Paul in Houston TX wrote:

You were very thorough.  I am not familiar with the quality of the parts
that you listed but they should work well for you.

I appreciate greatly that you have experience in fuel transfer stations!

My only suggestion is to use Blue Gasoila thread paste instead of or on
top of teflon tape.  You can get it in a 6 oz. tube.

Thank you for that idea, where I was wondering if "pipe dope" of some sort
is used on threads where you want the entire system to be on the same
ground.

Looking up that stuff, some expressly say they're for gasoline applications
https://www.amazon.com/Gasoila-Soft-Set-Thread-Sealant-Degree/dp/B00207KC5E/

I've been managing the design and install of industrial fuel systems for
the last 20 years - ships, planes, trains, mining, etc.  The parts we
use look somewhat similar to yours but the cost is 5 to 10 times higher
for industrial quality.

Granger has the parts, and I agree. The price is enormously more expensive.
However, I have a wife & 3 kids, two have cars, so that's only 4 cars to
fuel up weekly. I drive the pickup to Costco and get twenty five-gallon
jugs, which lasts about a month. Then I take another trip to Costco.

What I like about the Home DIY gas station I'm building is that it can be
extended to a 55-gallon epoxy-lined drum, if I can get one on the cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Steel-Closed-Transport-Drum-Each/dp/B08V8GH9M8/

The problem with steel is it rusts.
The problem with plastic is static.

That's why I haven't gotten the drum yet.

Fuel system install pros usually do not use teflon tape - it leaks.

I'll add to my list a gasoline approved tape/paste for the fittings.
Thanks!