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Blitz 11055 Professional Fuel Station - 15 Gallon |  | Brand: Blitz
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories
List Price: $116.67
Buy New: $98.43
as of 9/6/2010 11:52 CDT details
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New (10) from $98.43
Seller: The Auto Alley
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 886
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32
Dimensions (in): 38.5 x 11.5 x 14.8
MPN: 11055
Model: 11055
UPC: 044549110554
EAN: 0044549110554
ASIN: B000F64S7A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | UN/DOT Approved | | • | Base mountable | | • | Gravity feed hose |
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Product Description
Designed with the professional in mind, the Fuel Station can be used with all types of fuel, minimizing repeated trips to the gas station. Tank Size (gal.): 15, Hose Length (in.): 72
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 You get what you see August 11, 2009
J. Olson (Raleigh, NC)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My unit came with the shut off valve assembled, and there have been no leaks. The handle is actually quite sturdy, and there have been no leaks there either. Perhaps Blitz has corrected some issues previous reviewers noted. I use it to fuel my boat, and it must be lifted to allow for the gravity flow. I built a rather tall cart to tote the tank around, and it works great, just roll it down the dock and I can empty the whole 15 gallons in a few minutes.
 Overall, good unit December 19, 2007
Thomas H. Lawler (Everett, Wa)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I'm happy overall with what I got. The description tells most of it, it's a 3 foot X 1 foot dia tank and comes with a 6 foot hose, nozzle, ball valve & other fittings, and 4 nuts/bolts for mounting. It is intended for gravity feed, so the tank needs to be higher than what you'll be filling. I have this in my garage to store more than 5 gallons of gas (for a power outage or such as well as lawn mower, etc) where it's not on a vehicle or trailer that I can take to the gas station, so I must still lift other containers above it and hold them while they drain. That's not the easiest to do with a full 5 gal tank, but it makes dispensing later a lot easier (just handling the hose & nozzle).
The only issue I had with it was a concern over the pipe threads sealing well in the ball valve supplied. My understanding of pipe threads is that the threads have a taper so they "wedge" themselves into each other as they are screwed together to form a good seal. When I screwed a fitting into the ball valve by hand (without teflon tape on the threads), I found that the fitting "bottoms out" hitting the inside of the valve before the threads fully tighten up. That makes me believe that a leek path is more likely to remain around the threads since they're not getting fully "wedged" into each other (unless the flat face inside happens to make a good seal, but that's not supposed to be a sealing surface). Also if someone found a leek and decided to try tightening the fitting more to solve the problem (which is what's typically done), they could more easily strip the threads since the fitting can't go further into the valve and the threads aren't as fully mated up as they should be. Since we're talking about a gas leek possibility with fire hazards as well as dumping what goes for over $3/gallon, I decided to spend five more dollars & get a different ball valve with deeper threads where that wasn't a concern to me any longer.
As a result of catching that ahead of time, I've not had any problems.
Update 9-2008. I've seen newer units in stores and they are now preassembling the ball valve and a couple of fittings on the tank, but you still must connect the hose & nozzle yourself. If they're checking what they've assembled for leeks, that may be nice, but they're still using the same ball valve with shallow threads which I still don't like for the reasons above.
Blitz 15 gallon fuel station October 30, 2007
Steve-o (San Diego, CA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sturdy, metal 15g fuel container. Went together very easy. I did have a problem with the nozzle leaking because some parts were loose inside the nozzle. Easy fix since the nozzle came apart with screws. No leaks and it fuels fine as long as the tank is higher than the nozzle. Perfect for my OVH's and fits nicely in my pickup.
Blitz Fuel Station works for me April 4, 2009
Betty Grant (Tucson, AZ)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this as a portable fuel tank for camping with a generator and ATVs. One thing the details don't tell you when buying this is that it is not recommended as a "Portable" fuel tank... nice that they tell you before you buy it... NOT. But I use it anyway and just rigged up a grounding wire (recommended) to my truck. The unit uses gravity flow to work, therefore the bottom of the tank must be higher than anything you fill. My pickup sits high so it works... if you just have a standard pickup, even an adult ATV/Quad could be questionable. Filled with fuel this tank is heavy, so once filled and in your pickup, you'll need the Hulk to lift it any higher if needed.
Again as I stated, it works for me, but I could see how this may not work for everyone. The quality is good and I have had no problems with it at all.
Happy Pumping :-)
Does what it is supposed to April 27, 2010
Dan O (Northern VA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this gas can for pre-mixing fuel for my jetskis. It is a bit of a chore for 2 strong men to manuever the tank when full. Other than that, it sits in the bed of my truck stably, takes fuel in through a standard opening, then holds it quite well, and finally drains or "pumps" relatively quickly.
I stress tested mine by siphoning the old fuel out of my jetskis, about 8 gallons, then drove around with it in the bed of my truck for a week trying to find a place to get rid of it. The county dump takes it, btw. No gas in the truck, on my hands, etc.
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