Winter Fuel Program
Keeping your fleet up and running during cold weather can be challenging. Paraffin wax that is normally suspended in diesel begins to gel when the fuel reaches its cloud point which ranges between -10 degrees and 15 degrees F. Gelling can cause fuel filters to clog and your trucks to shut down.
Jacobus Energy's Winter Additive Program
November through March
Jacobus Energy's Winter Additive Program
November through March
- Our team monitors long range weather forecasts (10 days) so we know when to either increase our additive blend or introduce #1 fuel. Our goal is to begin the increased ratio at least 48 hours before the forecasted low. We maintain the increased ratio until the forecasted low is back above zero.
- Blending #1 with #2 diesel lowers your cloud point. #1 diesel has a cloud point ranging from -30 degrees to -40 degrees F.
- Our bulk tanks are tested regularly throughout the season.
- Test samples are taken from our delivery trucks every two weeks between November 1st and March 31st. In markets with multiple trucks, the truck tested is changed each time.
- Our samples are tested by a third party provider.
- We have them test for these items:
- Cloud Point (the temperature that wax begins to crystallize)
- CFPP (Cold Filter Plug Point) (the laboratory testing temperature where a filter begins to plug)
- Water content (Karl Fischer KF moisture content in parts per million)
- We compile and analyze the test data and adjust treatments as needed.
