12V Electric Diesel Oil Bio-diesel Transfer Pump

Guessing how much diesel went into a tank is fine until the tank is smaller than the drum, or until someone has to be billed for it. A meter on the outlet removes the guess. The number on the display is the number of litres that left the drum, read at the point of delivery rather than estimated from a dipstick afterwards.

Stainless steel where it counts

The body is stainless rather than painted mild steel, the sensible specification for a pump living on a tank stand, a farm ute or a trailer deck. The outlet hose is reinforced with steel wire instead of the clear plastic usually fitted here. Clear hose shows the flow, but it work-hardens and splits at a kink; wire reinforcement holds its shape around a corner and survives being trodden on.

Priming, depth and delivery height

Vacuum self-priming to 1.2 metres lets the pump sit above the fluid and still pull a prime, which matters when the drum is on the ground and the pump is on a stand. The supplier separately quotes a maximum sucking depth of 5 metres and a delivery height of 7.5 metres. Those figures describe different parts of the job, so plan around the smallest one that applies.

Key features

• Digital flow monitor: reads delivered volume as it goes, which is what prevents an overfill.
• Stainless steel body: built for outdoor mounting rather than a bench.
• Steel-wire reinforced hose: resists the kinking and splitting that ends clear hoses.
• 40 litres per minute: a full drum moves in roughly five minutes of running.
• Quick-release delivery gun: plus a one-way valve to stop the line draining back.

Specifications

• Maximum flow rate: 40 L per minute
• Power: 150 W
• Voltage: 12 V DC
• Material: stainless steel
• Hose material: steel-wire reinforced
• Maximum delivery height: 7.5 m
• Maximum sucking depth: 5 m
• Self priming: 1.2 m
• Fitting: 1 inch
• Input pipe: 2 m
• Output pipe: 4 m
• Cable length: 1.5 m
• One-way valve: 1 pc
• Assembly: required

What's in the box

• 1 x 12V diesel oil transfer pump
• 1 x brass filter
• 1 x user manual

Before you use it

• The supplier states this pump is for diesel oil and water. It does not state petrol compatibility and gives no explosion-safety or ignition-protection rating, so do not assume petrol is suitable.
• The product title also lists bio-diesel, which the supplier's own description and specification do not mention. Contact us before using the pump with bio-diesel.
• 12 V DC only, connected to a battery of the correct polarity through the supplied clips.
• Transfer fuel outdoors or in a well-ventilated area, keep ignition sources and cigarettes clear, and bond or earth metal containers before transferring.

A step up for anyone who needs the delivered figure recorded rather than estimated, on a farm, in a fleet workshop or around a plant hire yard.