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By Volare
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#1875927
With E10 now becoming the norm and E5 becoming harder to get hold of, a bunch of us at our farm strip are looking to get Drums of UL91. The thought is, that we each keep our own Drum in our own individual 'T' hangars. It will cost a bit more than E5 but at least it's aviation quality fuel. There aren't enough of us to warrant the expense of installing a bulk storage tank or bowser at the moment but that remains our aspiration.

Is anyone on here using UL91 from Drums?
What is the legislation and what additional insurance (if any) do you have?
Do the local fire brigade need to be informed?
Do any local authorities have to be informed?

Any help or advice for doing this would be much appreciated.
By JodelDavo
#1875938
There's probably a defined quantity you can keep in a drum. I would contact the Petroleum Inspector at the local Fire Brigade or/or Council for the up to date regs.
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By Miscellaneous
#1875944
I think that's a red herring, Frank. It appears to relate to the US. Or maybe it's only for N reg in the UK? :wink:
Can I dispense petrol into the tank of my vehicle, boat or airplane at my home, club or my association?
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By Sooty25
#1875951
Miscellaneous wrote:I think that's a red herring, Frank. It appears to relate to the US. Or maybe it's only for N reg in the UK? :wink:
Can I dispense petrol into the tank of my vehicle, boat or airplane at my home, club or my association?


It is the correct regs, such a shame about the americanism. :roll:
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By Sooty25
#1876001
@Volare it is a bit of a minefield.
To store in a drum, you need a licence.
Your strip will probably be classed as a single location, so over 275ltrs between you, you'll need a licence.
We were told we needed to store fuel in a separate, metal shed.
But, nobody asks to see your licence when a pallet is delivered (so I'm told!).
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By Paul_Sengupta
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#1876017
If you are storing up to 275 litres of petrol at any of these premises then you should be aware of the common storage requirements for these amounts, which are as follows:

    petrol is not dispensed (ie it is not pumped either manually or electrically from a storage tank) at your storage place


How on earth do you get it out then?
By malcolmfrost
#1876021
You take the drum somewhere else then dispense it, which makes sense if you cock it up and end up with fuel everywhere on the floor and loads more in drums! Would you really refuel inside a hangar?
By Red
#1876025
Have 2 placards for your bowser, one saying "storage facility" the second "Filling Station"
Its nonsense
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By PeteSpencer
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#1876030
Our hangar insurance specifically prohibits the storage of avgas and refuelling the aeroplane in the hangar.

Good job it doesn’t mention the tractor diesel …… :wink:
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By Sooty25
#1876032
Paul_Sengupta wrote:If you are storing up to 275 litres of petrol at any of these premises then you should be aware of the common storage requirements for these amounts, which are as follows:

    petrol is not dispensed (ie it is not pumped either manually or electrically from a storage tank) at your storage place


How on earth do you get it out then?


If you don't have a licence, then it needs to be stored in 20ltr Jerry Cans.

If you have a licence to store a drum, the licence will also cover method of transfer.
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By Volare
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#1876118
Thank yo all for your comments.

I have now got the contact details for the Petroleum Enforcement Officer that covers our area, so I should find out pretty soon what we can and can't do.

How on earth do you get it out then?

I was thinking syphon or Drum tap!!
By avtur3
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#1876120
As UL91 is a recognised/certified 'aviation fuel' then I think you'll find that if it is stored for more than 6 months it will go out of certification and a sample would need to be be taken and recertified in order for it to be used as 'UL91'
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