question for you gas station owners re Ethanol

[67hat34c]

We will of course have to change tanks on the boat if we still have it when ever we get e10. however my concern is for business purposes as i handle insurance claims for some gas stations in fl and have seen first hand some problems with water in underground storage tanks, add ethanol and there will be a whole new batch of trouble.

It would seem that if the storage tanks are cleaned prior to change over and they are properly monitored and the station has a reasonable turnover of inventory then there should be no trouble. However Hodji will no doubt cut corners to save a few dollars and me as an insurance company will have to deal with the results.

[34Hatt]

It seems when they change over there will be some problem for sure but the good news is it get's better as time goes on. Even the tanks that don't get clean all the way the ethanol will clean it up. Just matters who the unlucky ones are. When the do change try to go to good stations and Marina's. Then there is different things to do to keep it O.K. But like Chris said this is not the gas we grew up with.
All in all changing the tanks suck but after that don't lose any sleep over it.

[SKYCHENEY]

We use filters on each dispensor that will essentially shut down the flow of gas if they get any water in them. They are specially designed for ethanol blends and you have to use the right one for E10 or E85 ect. If you ever notice a pump running slowly, that is likely the problem. Most states require the station to post a toll free number on each pump for customers to register complaints. If you ever feel that you have received bad gas, call that number. No station owner wants to see those guys come out, even if they are confident that everything is okay. It's just not fun to be under the microscope.