Well my jet flying season is over here in New York and I need to store my fuel.

I have a Jersey Modeler Can with about 4 gallons of Jet A left in it. Can I just leave this in the Shed or garage till next year? Will the fuel still be good?

Thanks!!
Dom

I don't kow if this is any help, but last winter, I stored an unopened container of Kerosene in my unheated garage. The lowest temp was 22 below zero F. It survived just fine. When summer came, I mixed it, and flew it off with no problems.. Your situation is a bit different, though...........

Store off the concrete floor and keep the cap tight.Next season,shake it up and pour a small amount in a glass jar and let it stand for a while and see if any water or algee is in it.If not,your good to go.

Dom, are you sure you are done for the season?????

Larry and I and maybe a few others are planning on going to Tunkhannock airport this coming saturday October 14th to get some jet flying in. How are you making out with your Hawk?

Mark

Hi Mark.
I wish I could attend but I lost my T-45 at Superman this week. You can get all the details on the Jetlegens T-45 thread.

I will see you next season with my PST Panther. Thanks for your hospitality this year.

Dom

I have always just stored mine in the garage with the cap sealed well. Never had any issues at all. But down here it don't get too cold in the winter. I also triple filter it (maybe four times actually). Maybe that filters out any algae.

I use the perscribed amount each time I get kero in large containers with air tight seals.
http://www.hammondscos.com/fuel/biobor_jf.html

We can store your kero for you down here in SoCal but it will be gone very soon, flying season just started!~) j/k!~)

Joe

Dom,
your fine.
I've stored mine in the garage, and in the shed, never had a problem. Your Jet -A should have "Prist" mixed in so algae won't grow. Storing Kero is another story.
Chris

I bought a 55 gal drum of Kero a little over a year ago. Put in some algae preventative called "Bilboa". I have about a third of that left, and still no algae or moisture, stored outside, and I live in the Pacific Northwest and we had 30 inches of rain in the last year. Still no issues. We have 3 turbines burning fuel from that drum, all without issue.

Do not store any fuel on a concrete floor, the moistue somehow permeates through the plastic and will ruin the fuel, the thicker the container the more resistance to the osmotic effect.