Episode 034 - Where to Sample

When checking on your stored fuel, you can’t just take a look in the tank. You’ll have to take a sample from the tank to examine. In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about the fact that taking care of today’s fuel involves more things than it used to. I’ll refresh you on the hybrid fuel care approach and discuss how tank sampling is a key element to proper stored fuel care.

It’s essential to keep up on the status of your stored fuel, and part of understanding that status is through tank samples. I’ll dive in deep into the topic of tank sampling, how to do it, where to do it, when to do it, and more. Not all sampling is created equal, so don't miss learning how to take the sample from the right place.

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What You'll Learn: 

• The hybrid approach that stored fuel care should take.
• Why tank sampling is so important for stored fuel care.
• Why you don’t always need to do something to your fuel.
• Why not all sampling is created equal.
• What happens when you take a fuel sample from the wrong place in the tank.
• What you should use to get your samples.
• Where in the tank to sample from and important principles to keep in mind. 
• The differences in what you might get when sampling different areas of the tank. 
• The different tests you may want to do (and where to sample for each of them).

• “Taking care of today’s fuel involves more things than it used to.” - Erik Bjornstad
• “One of the things you’re supposed to do on a regular basis is check the condition of your stored fuel. That means you have to get a sample of it from the tank in order to be able to do that.” - Erik Bjornstad
• “Tank sampling is part of the practice of good fuel maintenance. Tank sampling is the only thing that allows you to understand your fuel’s condition, which is essential to making good decisions about what to do next.” - Erik Bjornstad
• “Not all stored fuel needs something done to it, but you won’t know for sure unless you check its condition.” - Erik Bjornstad
• "Tank fuel sampling is important because it will end up being the snapshot representation of your fuel supply.” - Erik Bjornstad

Resources:

• Erik Bjornstad: LinkedIn