About UltraPure

Diesel fuel is unstable. In an effort to meet government standards, modern cracking processes at refineries makes diesel even more unstable. It starts to change the very first day it is pumped into a storage tank. In addition, storage tanks have openings, or breathers. Contaminates, both organic and inorganic, transfer into tanks through these vents. Unfortunately, they are required to expel air and other gasses. The natural process of organic and inorganic contamination includes fungi, bacteria colonization, clouding, gelling, oxidation, corrosion, water condensation, rust, and a buildup of silicates just to name a few. Also, water appears in storage tanks. Sometimes water exists in the fuel when it is delivered. More often it appears in the tank because condensation is present in closed tanks, and like the contamination particles, water gets into the tank through vents.

In an emergency back-up system contamination in the storage tank causes major problems at exactly the wrong time. When utility power fails, and the back-up generator comes on to send power to the critical load, contaminates drawn through the engine will shut the engine down. This is because the result is clogged filters, clogged injectors, abrasive wear to cylinders, cylinder walls, valves, and other engine parts. The back-up system breaks down just at the moment the mission critical system is requiring it to run. Often, the offending contamination and water are not discovered until it is too late. Federal standards have been adopted to prevent these catastrophes from occurring. Two of them are ASTM D-975 and NFPA-110. In addition, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requires that hospitals, in order to maintain their accreditation, "ensure generator fuel is available and useable".

UltraPure cleans and monitors diesel fuel (and other middle distillate fuels such as jet fuel) in tanks. The UltraPure system is run by a customized color touch screen controller. When installed, UltraPure guarantees that ASTM D-975 and NFPA-110 are met. That means that all particles down to 15 microns are eliminated from the storage tank. 99.9995% of the water is eliminated from the tank as well. The UltraPure systems are ergonomic, easy to install, easy to operate, and are different from any other fuel cleaning equipment for several different reasons. Some examples are that double wall construction is employed to eliminate the possibility of spillage. The inner "box" is made of impervious PVC. Also, the electronics are enclosed in a separate compartment from the plumbing and mechanical features. This provides ease of maintenance, and increases safety. UltraPure is compatible with ModBus or any other building management or scada system including internet driven systems. Units may be monitored locally or remotely, including a field diagnostic program that is accessible from our own engineering department. We offer totally enclosed or open multi-tank manifold systems. Each unit utilizes a two stage leak detection system that insures that the unit will shut down if fluid is detected. UltraPure also manufactures a "Load Tap Changer" (LTC) cleaning and monitoring systems. The LTC unit eliminates carbon deposits and water from the holding tank that houses insulating oil and the load tap switches which are mounted on utility transformers.

The UltraPure LTC system increases contact life of oil insulated tap switches, exponentially reducing maintenance, replacement and down time. We have calculated the ROI on an UltraPure LT to be less than one year. As with our fuel cleaning product line, the same attention to quality, ergonomic design, and exclusive features is reflected in the UltraPure LTC models.

There are many other features that make the UltraPure system unique. Please browse this site and feel free to call us at our toll free number or email us here for any additional information you need. ultrapure@benjaminpower.com