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Thaw-It
The Hi-Tech Treatment for Gelled Fuel Diesel, and Biodiesel
Thaw-It uses a unique blend of organic and
two petroleum Co-Solvents to dissolve Wax and Ice Crystals that cause fuel to gel.
Thaw-It works on diesel fuel and
biodiesel to dissolve wax and to breakdown and disperse water.
Thaw-It will when used as directed, begins to work within
20 minutes and will completely re-liquefy the fuel in the entire system.
Thaw-It can be safely used in #1, #2, #4, and #6 fuels.
Thaw-It contains NO: Chlorinated Solvents, Methanol or
other Harmful Alcohols.
What
is Gelling?
Diesel Fuel contains paraffin wax in two
forms, liquid wax that is in suspension in the fuel and wax crystals that are
floating throughout the fuel. In temperatures above the fuels Cloud Point (CP)
you can't see wax without a microscope. When fuel reaches its Cloud Point wax in
the fuel has begun attaching itself to the wax crystals making them large enough
to be seen with the naked eye. This wax will appear as a cloud-like formation
floating in the fuel.
As the fuel temperature drops the wax
crystals continue to get larger and will begin to stick to each other. At this
Cold Filter Plug Point (CFPP) or Gel Point the fuel will have difficulty passing
through fuel filters. This is the critical point at which it can become
difficult or impossible to operate an engine or burner.
As the temperature continues to drop the
fuel can become a semi-solid, this is known as the Pour Point (PP), or the point
at which fuel will no longer pour.
You can prevent from fuel from gelling in
three ways.
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Keep the fuel temperature above the CFPP
or Gel Point,
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Blend with a fuel such as kerosene that
has less wax to spread out the wax and wax crystals
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Use a Cold Flow Improver or Anti-Gel to
prevent the wax crystals from growing and the wax crystals from sticking
together
Number one can be difficult if not
impossible, number two can be very expensive and with the New Ultra Low Sulfur
Diesel is no longer reliable, it can require so much of a special Ultra Low
Sulfur Kerosene as to be impractical. Number three can be done reliably and
inexpensively and is the best way to deal with these issues.
Cold Flow Improvers or Anti-gel are a
co-polymer that coats the paraffin wax crystals normally found in all diesel
fuels to prevent the wax crystals from getting any larger and to prevent them
from sticking to each other (gelling).
This anti-gel material is quite thick and
must be blended with solvents to allow it to be mixed properly with fuels. It is
important to understand that even anti-gels blended with solvents will thicken
at temperatures below 40°F. Fuel additives containing anti-gel should be stored
above 40°F. If stored below 40°F allow them to warm up before adding them to the
fuel.
An analogy of what happens to anti-gel is
what happens with coolant antifreeze. By itself, antifreeze will thicken in cold
weather to the point of being nearly solid, but when mixed with the correct
amount of water it will prevent freezing to -40°F or more.
Anti-Gel's work in a similar way, when mixed
with the correct amount of fuel they effectively prevent gelling, lowering the
gel point by as much as 35°F.
Another important thing to remember about
anti-gel additives is that you have to treat the fuel before it begins to gel.
Products such as Complete Fuel Treatment™
are preventatives designed to prevent gelling, once the fuel has gelled
anti-gels won’t help you until the fuel has thawed.
If someone tells you they have an anti-gel
additive that does not thicken when cold you should know and understand that
there are two types of additives that don’t have this problem, one doesn’t
actually contain any anti-gel, the other contains a smaller amount of antigel
with large amounts of alcohol to prevent thickening. Alcohol is about the worst
thing to put in an additive.
What to
Do!
When you have fuel that is gelled, there
are only two choices. One warm the fuel up, generally done by dragging the piece
of equipment into a garage, or two by using a product such as
Thaw-It™ to dissolve the wax and reliquefy
the fuel.
Thaw-It™
contains two co-solvents to break down waxes in diesel and glycerin's in
biodiesel. Thaw-It™ will also remove
(disperse) liquid and dissolved water in the fuel and fuel system.
What NOT
to Do!
Using gasoline, ethanol, isopropyl, or
methanol is dangerous as it lowers the Flash Point of the fuel and will likely
damage pumps and or injectors.
What is Icing?
Icing can result from liquid
water freezing in fuel tanks, fuel lines, and fuel filters.
Icing can also result when
water that is suspended or dissolved in the fuel falls out of solution as the
fuel temperature falls. This water first forms droplets and then those droplets
turn to ice crystals which will quickly plug fuel filters. Ultra Low Sulfur
Diesel holds twice as much dissolved water as Low or High Sulfur Diesel.
Biodiesel holds up to 10 times as much water (up to 1%) as Low Sulfur Diesel.
The amount of water that a fuel
can suspend or hold dissolved changes as the temperature drops. For example a
fuel that holds .2% water at 60°F can only hold 1/2 that amount at 30°F.
What to
Do!
When you have ice in your fuel, there are
only two choices. One warm the fuel up, generally done by dragging the piece of
equipment into a garage, or two by using a product such as
Thaw-It™ to dissolve the ice and disperse the water.
Thaw-It™
contains two co-solvents to break down the ice.
Thaw-It™ will also remove (disperse) liquid and dissolved water in
the fuel and fuel system.
What NOT
to Do!
Using gasoline, ethanol, isopropyl, or
methanol is dangerous as it lowers the Flash Point of the fuel and will likely
damage pumps and or injectors.
How to Use
Thaw-It™
Remove filter and replace if
possible with a new one. If you must use the old filter try to pour out as much
of the ice or gelled fuel as possible. Fill the filter with 50%
Thaw-It™ and 50% diesel fuel. (Do not fill
with 100% Thaw-It™). Add 1 quart of
Thaw-It™ per 50 gallons of fuel to the fuel
tank(s). Allow to sit for 20-30 minutes, then start engine. Allow engine to warm
before driving or operating.
Use
Complete Fuel Treatment™ or
Polar Flow™
to prevent fuel from gelling in the future. If you have water in your fuel
system use EnerFuel to disperse water.
Directions
For best results, add contents to fuel tanks according to
printed directions.
Use 32 ounces for each 50 gallons of fuel (1:200 treatment
ratio).
Remove Fuel Filters and mix Thaw-It 50/50 with fuel,
then pour balance into fuel tank(s), wait
20-30 minutes then start engine.
*Please note that this product is
to be used for emergencies (gelled or iced fuel) only. It is not intended to be used on
a regular, continuing, or on-going basis.
For regular cold weather treatment of fuels, use
CFT - Complete Fuel Treatment, Polar Flow, or Corona Heating Oil Treatment.
For more information please consult the Material Safety
Data Sheet for this product.
All used and unused product and its containers should be
disposed of in accordance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
Keep This Product Out Of Reach
of Children
Notice to Purchaser: Enertech Labs, Inc. provides no
warranty of any kind with respect to the product whether express or implied
including without limitation, the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness
for any intended use or purpose; shall not be liable under any circumstances for
any loss, damage, liability, injury or expense directly or indirectly resulting
from, arising or related to the use or application of product; shall not be
liable for consequential or incidental damages or loss of profits; and its
liability shall be limited to replacement of the product.
Packaging
Package Size Treats
Quantity/Case Part Number
32 oz. Bottle 50 Gallons 12 per case 10505
1 US Gallon 200 Gallons 4 per
case 10506
2.5 US Gallons
500 Gallons 2
per case
10506A
5 US Gallon 1000 Gallons
1 10507
55 US Gallons 11,000 Gallons 1 10509
275 US Gallons 55,000
Gallons 1 10500
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Last modified:
01/12/09
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