Hi All I have recently been reading about the dreaded Diesel bug. I have been using the expensive diesel biocide treatment every time I fill up and even over dosing. Recently a very experienced Engineer who has worked on large diesels all his life, told me that TCP works just as well and causes no damage. Any Comments.
Hi....what is TCP ?
If you believe him, stop buying biocide. But I'll keep using Marine 16 and Grotamar alternately, every time I fill up.
how much TCP would one use? A bottle-full?
Quote from: tckearney on July 29 2016, 10:23
The composition [of TCP] is:
phenol 0.175% w/v
halogenated phenols 0.68% w/v
Presumably the rest is water, just what you need in a diesel tsnk.
I much prefer enzyme based treatments rather than raw chemicals. It is surprising what harsh chemicals some bugs can tolerate, but the enzyme treatments are very targeted. I have had good results with Soltron.