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    Desiccant/Hygroscopic Breather Vent for Fuel Storage

    Bead condition update: all looks good. Beads are still dark blue. Install date was 11/4/20, the first 2 pictures were taken 3/20/21. The last picture was taken some time in 11/20. Post #1 shows a less detailed picture of beads on 11/4/20 install date. This desiccant breather is working...
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    Desiccant/Hygroscopic Breather Vent for Fuel Storage

    Basic design of these desiccant breathers is shown here: https://diesel-fuels.com/desiccant-fuel-tank-vent-breathers/ I think that when it comes time to 'Recharge' my desiccant with 225F heat I'll be doing in on the outside grill with the top up until I'm convinced the diesel / flammable...
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    Desiccant/Hygroscopic Breather Vent for Fuel Storage

    We used to put desiccant vents on our extruder gearboxes. Nice throw away units that cost WAY more than I want to pay. They hand screwed into a pipe thread on top of the gearbox. Air flow was bi-directional into and out of the gearbox. When extruding material the gearbox would get warm and...
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    Desiccant/Hygroscopic Breather Vent for Fuel Storage

    I've just changed out the fuel in my 50 gallon storage tank and began thinking of installing a desiccant breather. The ones I found were expensive and throw-away units. I wanted something I could recharge with desiccant pellets bought online. This is what I came up with: 1) I started with a...
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