Diesel Exhaust Fluid (def) Handling Equipment: Why Do I Need Special Handling Equipment?

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Diesel Exhaust Fluid, commonly known as DEF, is an additive added to diesel fuel that reduces emissions from diesel motors.
DEF is more aggressive than motor oil, anti freeze and other common fluids found in and auto or truck repair center. Because of this, special handling equipment, pumps, reels and dispensing valves, are required.

Equipment rated for DEF service, is slightly more expensive than standard equipment. This cost is a worthwhile investment. Running DEF through standard shop, reels and pumps will cause those components to fail. Specifically the seals in them will swell, deteriorate and eventually fail.

You will know your pump has failed, because it will stop moving fluid. Your hose reel or meter will let you know that they have failed by leaking fluid. Once you have a leak, you know that for last 15 to 30% of the usage of that equipment, you were sending bits of corroded seal downstream to the customers fuel tank, with the DEF.

When it comes to the leak, if you are lucky, you will only have a mess to clean up and a small safety hazard. If you are less fortunate, you may leak DEF on a customers vehicle. The cost of repairing the customers vehicle, not to mention the handling equipment, is far and away greater than the cost of using the right equipment in the first place.

When looking for manufacturers who sell DEF products, make sure they know what they are talking about. The widespread usage of DEF is new enough that there are still companies out there that are ignorant to the requirement for DEF compatibility and still claim that their products meet those requirements. Ask a few questions and make sure they know what they are talking about.
Companies like Liquid Dynamics and National Spencer among others, have done the research and offer the marketplace solutions that are technically sound. There are others, to be sure.

If you are going to be dispensing DEF, find these companies and get the right equipment for the job.


About the Author:
Harris is the vice-president (Sales) - Liberty supply is best supplier of DEF equipments, DEF pumps, control handles and also manufacturer of pressure gauges in United States.



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