2013 Masthead
  October - 2013
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The Heating Season is Upon Us!

 

Heat Star unvented space heaters add year-round comfort with no venting or chimney required.  They provide adjustable comfort control, and are 99.9% efficient.

 

Mr. Heater Portable heater models MH18B, MH9BX, & MH4B offer Easy Carry Handles; Heavy-duty safety wire guard; Accidental Tip-Over Shut-Off Switch; Low Oxygen Safety Shut-Off Switch and are CSA Certified for Indoor Use

 

The MH25L Garage Heater is designed for Easy Installation, Quiet Operation, Operating Versatility, and is Commercial and Residential Approved.

  
  
Parafour Innovations
P4 Series Autogas Dispensers
P4-100
Model P4-100
  
  
Parafour Innovations "P4-Series" dispensers offer the next generation in  advanced LPG refueling systems. From electronic upgrades to existing "Cabinet" style mechanical dispensers, to dual purpose cylinder and Autogas refueling dispensers, through full retail "Pay at the Pump" Autogas unattended dispensers with fuel management systems, The P4-Series offer the best technology at the best price. You won't find a more feature rich and capable dispenser at a better price. Built to exacting standards and designed around ALL applicable codes and regulations (NFPA 58, NEC, UL-495 & NCWM Handbook 44), only Parafour offers the most capable and compliant dispensers on the market today.

  

  

 Computer Features:

  • Single Large Display with Total Sale, Price per Gallon and Gallons
  • Easy-to-Read Back-Lit LCD Displays
  • Intuitive Programming with Secure Keypad
    • 16 Key Alpha-Numeric Keypad 5-Level Secured Access Programming
    • 110 vac/60Hz OR 220 vac/50 Hz Power Supply
    • Communicates to Most Fuel Management Systems
    • Integral Gilbarco 2-Wire Communication Protocol

Standard Features:

  • Automatic Temperature Compensation (not included on P4-050)
  • Integrated Fuel Management System Interface
  • Advanced Electronic "touch" Calibration
  • Enhanced Accuracy with Quadrature Pulser
  • 5-level Preset Pricing
  • Leak/Theft Detection
  • Liqua-Tech LPM 102 or Neptune 4D-MD Meters

Optional Equipment:

  • 2" Roll Receipt Printer
  • Integrated Fleet Fuel Management with RFID Key FOB
  • Integrated 12 gpm Pump for Dual Purpose LPG Resellers
  • Pedestal/Post Mount Options
  • Full Retail Credit Card "Pay-at-the-Pump" Processing Systems
  • Spanish, Russian and Other Language Versions Available
Attractive, Compact, Robust and Reliable, The P4-Series has no rivals.

 

Designed and built by the most accomplished and experienced LPG dispenser design team in North America, you simply will not find a better product, better support, or better price!

 

Parafour Innovations is dedicated to quality, technology & affordability, with a focus on technology, support, and future expandability
to meet the needs of a rapidly evolving and growing LPG refueling market. Invest today in a product which will give you years of faithful service and upgradeable enhancements to improve your efficiency and customer service as your business grows!

 

CLICK HERE for the P4 Dispenser Flyer

 

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CONTEGO Fire Barrier Paint
Intumescent Latex (thin film) Passive Fire Barrier Paint
Vertical Tank

Installing a Vertical Tank Dispenser?  AutoGas or Cylinder, according to NFPA you MUST provide 2-Hour fire protection to the vertical tank legs.  Here is your affordable Solution!

 

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code requires certain support structures to have fire resistance ratings which are determined on the basis of standard fire tests. Fire resistance ratings can be accomplished with the application of fire resistive materials (fireproofing) to those assemblies. Traditionally we have seen cementitious inorganic fireproofing formulations such as Carboline's Pyrocrete products.   But, most times this product is difficult to apply and requires professional contractors and ends up being expensive.  

   

Enter the new Contego Intumescent Latex (thin film) Passive Fire Barrier Paints.  Contego intumescent latex passive fire barrier paint is a water-based, thin film, one-component latex fire barrier coating containing 56.2% solids, by weight, is designed to protect various substrates by developing a thick char barrier (intumescent layer) when exposed to high temperatures or flame. It is a very affordable and easily applied (by brush, roller, or sprayer) product with the following features and benefits:


· Water based paint with no VOC's.
· Is not classified as a hazardous material.
· Will clean up with soap and water.
· Can provide a 2-hour fire protection rating on LPG installations (re: vertical tank legs) with sufficient application layers.
· Available in 1 or 5 gallon containers. 

 

GEC sells Contego IntumescentContego Paint Latex (thin film) Passive Fire  Barrier Paints in one (1) and five (5) gallon sizes.

 

For more information about Contego latex Passive Fire Barrier Paint, click the image or link below:


CLICK HERE for information on CONTEGO Fire Barrier Paint

PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS:

The product is a white, flat-finish coating with a nominal viscosity of 125 KU and a pH of 8.0 - 8.5.

 

APPLICATION EQUIPMENT:

The product can be applied with an airless sprayer (recommended psi 1,200 - 2,400, tip size 25 - 50, positive displacement) or by roller, brush, or mitt. Recommended thickness depends on the substrate and the level of protection needed. See test data for recommendations, or call the manufacturer for technical assistance.

 

GENERAL:

The product polymerizes to all tested substrates and accepts top coating with alkyd, acrylic, or latex paint without loss of fire protective qualities.

   

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PROPANE Lawn Mower Equipment

The propane industry has set its sights on that symbol of American middle-class achievement: the lawn mower.              

 

By promoting the benefits of propane lawn mowers - which have lower emissions, are cheaper to run and last longer - the industry is betting it can grow to a 3% share of all commercial mowers sold in the U.S. by 2016 from 1% now. That would goose propane consumption by the machines to 23.8 million gallons by 2016 from about 7.9 million gallons this year.

Two of the most popular products for propane powered lawn mowers are the NEW RegO Products: 7142LF and 7142LM Left Hand Thread ACME Connectors  specifically for Vapor Withdrawal Industrial Cylinders Designed for PROPANE FUELED LAWNMOWERS.RegO RWB

 

Application:

These brass connectors are especially designed to join the carburetor vapor fuel line to the service valve on industrial cylinders especially designed for and used on propane fueled lawn mowers. Sturdy long lasting ACME left hand threads provides for quick hand tight assembly that provides for quick and simple cylinder replacement.

 

Features: 7142M

  • The 7142LM couples directly to the service valve. An integral O-ring is designed to seal before the internal check opens, aiding in product loss prevention. A gasket at the ACME thread when the connectors are tightened together.
  • The 7142LF accepts the vapor7142F fuel line adapter and couples directly with the 7142LM. The O-ring seal in the 7142LM is designed to seal before the internal check opens to allow product to pass through the connection. The knurled coupling nut proves for easy make up even against LP-Gas vapor pressure.
  • Lines across wrench flats indicate left had thread on the male AMCE connection. And, a solid line around coupling nut indicates left hand thread on the female ACME connection.

 LH Threads

AND, to power those mowers the industry has developed 33.5 pound horizontal cylinders to work specifically on commercial lawn mowers providing a vapor supply connection using this left-handed ACME connection.

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Both Manchester and Worthington has developed products for Propane Powered Lawn Mowers:

  

Manchester Part Number:   CYL-9367, 33.5# aluminum cylinder, also available in 20# steel, (5456TC.3) and 43.5# aluminum (9368)

  

Worthington Part Number:  CYL308924, 33.5# aluminum cylinder

 

And, your customers will need a way to store and protect their mower cylinders; GEC offers a full line of quality cylinder storage cages, protective bollards, and if you have your own bollards and want a professional looking polyethylene coordinated color cover, we have those also.

 

Our cylinder cages are available in 2 exceptional materials & coatings:

  1. Powder Coated Galvanized &
  2. Hot-Dipped Galvanized

Other features and benefits include the following:

  • Tamper resistant welded frame
  • Shelving versatility on certain models. Can be arranged to store either 20# cylinders or 33.5# forklift cylinders.
  • Galvanized powder coat models are made from zinc galvanized material, then powder coated.
  • HD Galvanized models are hot-dipped after fabrication.
  • Tamper resistant lockable door for Puck Lock.
  • Leg levelers.
  • Loading hooks
  • Reinforced hinges.
  • Replacement parts available.
  • Includes propane sign kit.

Post Guard is a protective sleeve that easily fits over posts. It saves time and costs by eliminating constant scraping and repainting. The plastic part contains ultraviolet and anti-static additives that withstand extreme temperatures. Custom colors, symbols and company logos are available.

 

CLICK HERE for information on Cylinder Storage Cages, Bollards, & Post Guard 

 

 

Gas Equipment Company TV
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Gas Equipment Company is kicking off the debut of its YouTube Channel: 

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The GEC YouTube channel will be used to post useful how-to, introductory, product, and training videos.

 

The GEC YouTube channel can be accessed by clicking on the link below:
 

 

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  Laughing      Joke of the Month
  
  

*  Computers can never replace humans. They may become capable of artificial intelligence, but they will never master real stupidity. 

 

A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.

The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf?"

Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"

The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany.

Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.

Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.

He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"

"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.

"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you. You want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are, and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living, or about cows for that matter. This is a herd of sheep.

Now give me back my dog.
For Specific Product or Service Questions please contact one or our Customer Service Warehouses below:

Atlanta, GA

(800) 241-4155         

Dallas, TX

(800) 821-1829

Fayetteville, NC

(800) 447-1625

Houston, TX

(800) 334-7816

Indianapolis, IN

(800) 241-1971

Kansas City, MO

(800) 821-5062

Little Rock, AR

(800) 643-8222

Orlando,  FL

(800) 821-0631

Richmond, VA

(800) 368-4013

St. Louis, MO

(800) 423-4685


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DCL51DP.LGL156.1PH Modified Dispensing Cabinet package, Aluminum diamond plate exterior 51"H x 47-1/2"W x 39-1/2"D, Includes BLACKMER Model LGL156A High Differential Pressure Pump, 5HP 1PH EX Proof Motor and On/Off Switch, By-Pass Valve, Inlet & Outlet flanges, gaskets, studs & nuts, 1" ITRON Meter and All Inside Cabinet Piping, Autogas & Cylinder filling hoses, Tank to Pump plumbing Kit, Cylinder Purge Kit, Pneumatic Actuator Kit and Electrical Conduit Kit.

 

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