I have Regular duty Fillrite 13gpm pump with an auto nozzle. I don't particularly like the nozzle because it would always drip a little after hanging on the pump no matter what you did to try and drain the hose. It also wouldn't work in cold weather. Now it doesn't even work in hot weather. I haven't used it for a while but I don't see how that would make it stop working. It shoots a bit of fuel initially but that's it. I take it off and the pump works fine. It's very frustrating and makes a mess when you take it off because there is diesel in the hose. The dripping I've read is a common issue that annoys people but not working is worse. Is there some way to fix it or just get a new manual nozzle? I need a longer hose too to fill the grader. I read something about the static wire in the hose, could this be bad why the nozzle won't work. Super frustrating.
I went with a auto nozzle because I've spilled a lot with a manual, I don't like it. You can buy a manual nozzle and a longer hose, both are pricey. You can hook two hoses together.
I've a Filrite 13 gpm too. I find residual pressure in the hose contributes to the leakage. I reach over and stop the pump, trigger the nozzle and fuel spurts out. Then it's only few drops. With diesel, I don't think the static wire is critical.
The leakage/dripping is annoying but not a deal breaker if the nozzle would at least let fuel flow. It never did work in colder weather which is really annoying when you have to take it off. I'll get a longer hose and see if I can get a deal on it and possibly a new manual nozzle as well. The place I originally bought the pump will often give me a sale price if I ask. It would save a lot of frustration.
My auto you have to press a magic code of buttons to get working and it changes ever time.
I've got at least 20 auto nozzles from GPI in service. Only time they won't deliver fuel is when they're bent from abuse.
The last two GPI's I've got from tractor supply wouldn't work, the third one did- I was going to try a Fill Rite one to see if I had better luck.
Fillrite has a "product support" number: Fill-Rite: Fort Wayne, IN and Lenexa, KS | Customer Support: 800-634-2695 Might be worth a shot. Neill
We get nozzles from the fuel supplier commercial grade Husky brand I believe not much trouble to speak of you can check to make sure the vent hole for shutting off is clear and not full of dirt and gunk Sometimes in the winter when they get full of snow and ice we shove it in the tailpipe of the pick up and they clear right out I have a shelf full of manual nozzles that come with new pumps I cant even imagine using those
Prefer the auto nozzle I hate having to stand there the whole time it's filling, only thing I didn't like was on my old one it didn't take long before the auto feature stopped working, found out after a bad overflow. I've always just bought a complete package on sale it's way cheaper then buying everything seperate, had GPI and fillrite and other then the nozzle issue they've always worked good. I've never understood buying the really expensive nozzle and hose, even at -20C I have no issues using them.
If the small opening or the little hose that runs up the inside of nozzle gets plugged they won’t work. I have hade ice plug them in winter.
I think the auto nozzle that came with the pump (made by Catlow)was a lower end nozzle than the standard auto nozzle but not positive. They are known for not working in cold weather and dripping no matter what you try to do to stop it. I picked up a Fillritre manual nozzle made by Husky. I got it for the last sale price of $34.99, $20 off. I was going to get a 14ft. hose but they were out of stock. The guy that gave me the sale price wouldn't do the same for the hose which was on sale in June. I went to the customer service counter and asked if I could get a deal on the hose because they were out of stock of the one I wanted. She asked my phone number and looked up the hose. She said she could sell it to me for $49.99. This was also $20 off. Fantastic, I saved $40 just by asking. I might not have bought the nozzle and tried cleaning my auto nozzle but since I got a good price and needed a different nozzle for winter I'll just put the new nozzle on. I won't have to mess with a nozzle that acts up. Auto is nice... when it works. It's a PIA when it doesn't. The thing I'm curious about is how long can the nozzle be shut off with the pump running? Would it hurt the pump if I left it running while I climbed down from the grader to shut it off?
I can't imagine it hurts running the pump for that bit without pumping anything. I do that every single time and haven't had a pump die on me yet.
They have a bypass valve in the pump
From a fuel distributor point of view, Fillrite nozzles are problematic. Quality was hit or miss. I saved up failed ones and my Fillrite guy replaced them, but I wasted so much time chasing leaks or nozzles that wouldn’t open. I use husky.
The new manual nozzle I got is a Fillrite by Husky. Has both names on it. Put the new hose and nozzle on and it worked great. It does seem to pump faster than when the auto nozzle worked. I can stick the grader fuel cap in the nozzle to hold it open. I won't have to worry about over filling the grader. It has a 100 gallon tank and my slip tank is only 65 gallons. I don't normally fill the slip tank full. I usually get enough fuel to finish a project. Gas has come down in price quite a bit but not diesel. If diesel comes down I might fill my slip tank.
Damn diesel went up. Yesterday was $176.9/L and today was $181.9/L. Ridiculous, gas is $139.9/L. The woman at the gas station said it always goes up at harvest time. The supplier apparently said something about it going up to $1.86/L.