I run my 90 on biodiesel, which I'm happy with, but filling from the plastic cans is a bit of a pain (the bio place is a 2 hour round trip away, so I get a tankful plus 125 litres in cans at a time). The main problem is spillage. Even though I'm careful, there is often a minor spillage, and I'd rather avoid this because the fuel is stored in my lockup, which is in a residential street - I'd rather not have the locals noticing spilt fuel and getting ****ed off about it.
At first, I was using a funnel with a long, angled neck, but this got too many small spills. Then I switched to a nozzle that screwed onto the can (adapted cap and some plumbing bits from B&Q). The nozzle has been fine until yesterday, when it decided to break off the cap and a cupful or two of fuel got on the ground before I managed to get the can level.
While I could make a better nozzle, this still has the second downside, which is handling the mucky cans. That's fine if I'm in the mood to get mucky, but sometimes, I just want to put fuel in and then head off to work without being grubby and smelling of biodiesel.
Some sort of electric transfer pump would seem to be the answer. Doesn't have to be the full garage nozzle job as long as it can shift fuel at a decent rate. Power options are the fag lighter socket (12V at 10A?) or a 300W mains inverter. Something that is self-priming would be better - that way, I can leave the cans in-situ near the garage door and just move the input hose from one to the other. I doubt a submersible type would fit into the cans.
Any suggestions? There are lots on eBay, starting from very cheap to too expensive, but it's hard to know if the cheapies are any good.
At first, I was using a funnel with a long, angled neck, but this got too many small spills. Then I switched to a nozzle that screwed onto the can (adapted cap and some plumbing bits from B&Q). The nozzle has been fine until yesterday, when it decided to break off the cap and a cupful or two of fuel got on the ground before I managed to get the can level.
While I could make a better nozzle, this still has the second downside, which is handling the mucky cans. That's fine if I'm in the mood to get mucky, but sometimes, I just want to put fuel in and then head off to work without being grubby and smelling of biodiesel.
Some sort of electric transfer pump would seem to be the answer. Doesn't have to be the full garage nozzle job as long as it can shift fuel at a decent rate. Power options are the fag lighter socket (12V at 10A?) or a 300W mains inverter. Something that is self-priming would be better - that way, I can leave the cans in-situ near the garage door and just move the input hose from one to the other. I doubt a submersible type would fit into the cans.
Any suggestions? There are lots on eBay, starting from very cheap to too expensive, but it's hard to know if the cheapies are any good.