Kerosene transfer pump

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Aerofoil

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Tuesday 16th October 2012
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Hi all, looking to find some sort of pump (as cheap as possible but needs to be up to the job, don't mind manual if it will work) or moving Kerosene between 2 tanks. They are about 20 metres apart, so ideally something I can put between 2 hoses. I tried one of those drill pumps, and after priming it and getting a mouth full, and having the drill running for 4 hours....ideally would like something that I can just turn connect up and start going. Closest thing I have found is this which is a little more that I wanted to spend:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fuel-Transfer-Pump-600W-...

but most of them don't work with petrol/kerosene.

Aerofoil

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Tuesday 16th October 2012
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Hadn't thought of hiring, its generally needed when we run out of oil, normally just as winter hits...! Yes I know tank should be checked more often smile

So wanted something handy in the shed just to take out about 50 litres from one to the other. Plus I can fill up in Summer when its cheap into both tanks, and then move it across during the winter. So yes its a one off job once a year I was looking for, probably just need to plan it better and hire from the links above. Given the difference between 40p and 60p per litre in the winter, it should more than pay for itself.

Aerofoil

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Tuesday 16th October 2012
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thinfourth2 said:
Any reason you can't couple up both tanks?

We have 3 tanks all feeding the central heating
We are getting rid of one of them as its an old metal style one and not many years left in it, so a bit of the waste to do that. So this was more or a interim step.