Re: Home DIY gasoline station

On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:33:54 -0500, Paul in Houston TX wrote:

Check out JME for parts and costs: (example for filters):
https://www.jmesales.com/shop/?search_query=3%2F4%22+gas+filter&fallbackQuery=3%2F4%22+gas+filter

I appreciate that you have experience in fuel transfer system setups.

So far I have everything received except I haven't ordered the fuel filter
or the fuel transfer hose but everything else is already bought & got.

The problem I'm having with fuel filters is they all seem to be Army/Navy 6
sizes, like this male AN6 fuel filter is. https://amazon.com/dp/B0DWFDF7VK/

I can get an AN6 to NPT fitting but they all seem to go to 3/8-inch NPT.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F47FFY13
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHXVW4F5

I was thinking about a 3/4-inch NPT fuel transfer hose because the
auto-shutoff nozzle is 3/4-inch NPT but maybe I'll go for 3/8-inch fuel
transfer hose (if they make it) and just downsize from 3/8-inch to 3/4-inch
at the fuel nozzle.

So what do you think of this equipment list (given I already received much
of the parts below but not yet the fuel filter & fuel transfer hose).
 3/4-inch NPT Automatic Fuel Nozzle <https://amazon.com/dp/B0DZCM1HYH/>
 3/4-inch 360-degree fuel hose swivel <https://amazon.com/dp/B0F26DTBVC/>
 1-inch gas flow meter w 3/4" adapter <https://amazon.com/dp/B0F334N1JR/>
 12VDC 2GPM gasoline pump w clamps <https://amazon.com/dp/B0DFCRH64R/>

I'm thinking about getting these parts to add the fuel filter & swivel.
 6AN 30 micron Inline Fuel Filter <https://amazon.com/dp/B0F48286LB/>
 6AN female swivel to 3/8-inch male NPT <https://amazon.com/dp/B0F48286LB/>

Is 30 micron enough? I suspect the fuel is pretty clean since it comes
right out of the gas pump and it goes into a red plastic gasoline jug.

Then I probably want a 3/8-18 NPT ten or fifteen foot fuel hose.

I can find a lot of bare-end 3/8-inch fuel hose but it's really hard to
find anything smaller than 3/4-inch fuel transfer hose that has fittings.

DO you think vinyl would allow too much static to build up?
I've been using 10 foot 1/2-inch vinyl hose for decades with siphons.

The advantage of vinyl would be it would be see through.
But the disadvantage might be that it's not conductive.

What do you think?