Fuel System Maintenance & Repair for Critical Facilities
Petroman provides preventative maintenance, system repair, and troubleshooting services for fuel storage and distribution systems across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Our technicians help hospitals, municipalities, schools, and commercial facilities keep fuel systems operating safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Preventative Maintenance Protects Critical Infrastructure
Fuel storage and distribution systems require regular inspection, maintenance, and repair to remain safe and compliant. Over time, components such as pumps, piping, monitoring systems, and containment structures can wear or fail. Petroman works with facility managers to identify issues early, perform necessary repairs, and ensure systems remain operational when they are needed most.
Our Maintenance & Repair Services Include:
- Fuel Tank Cleaning
- Oil Water Separator Cleaning
- Fuel System Troubleshooting
- Pump Set Repair & Replacement
- Fuel Piping Repairs
- Tank Monitoring System Repairs
- Spill Containment Repairs
- Leak Detection & Repair
- Generator Day Tank Service
- Fuel System Component Replacement
- Preventative Maintenance Programs
- Tank Painting/Coating
- AST Rentals
Fuel Quality and Generator Fuel System Maintenance
Emergency generators fail for a short list of reasons. Near the top of that list, consistently, is fuel that wasn’t maintained. Diesel stored in institutional tanks isn’t turned over regularly the way fleet and retail fuel at dispensing sites is. It sits. Over months and years it undergoes chemical and biological changes that don’t show up in a basic inspection but will show up when the generator needs to run for hours during an actual outage — not the monthly 30-minute test, but the real event.
Most fuel quality testing programs in this market are built around the minimum compliance requirement. They test what the checkbox requires and produce a result that satisfies a regulator on a good day. They don’t test for the properties that actually change during long-term storage, and they don’t produce documentation formatted for Joint Commission survey review. Petroman’s program does both. The test report we produce reflects actual fuel condition and is maintained as part of your ongoing compliance record in a format that holds up when a surveyor asks for it.
The day tank and pump set are the components between your bulk storage and your generator. They are inspected weekly under NFPA 110 and are a consistent source of EPSS failures during real demand events — float switch malfunctions, pump pressure loss, transfer line obstructions, control system faults. These problems don’t always announce themselves during a monthly run test. They become visible when the load is sustained and the run time is measured in hours.
Petroman technicians troubleshoot these systems in the field. In many cases the right answer is not replacement — it’s diagnosis, selective repair, and a maintenance program that keeps the existing equipment performing correctly. Institutional fuel system components are built to last and can often be returned to reliable service for a fraction of replacement cost if someone takes the time to actually figure out what is wrong. Good field troubleshooting is less common in this industry than it should be. Most contractors are more comfortable replacing systems than repairing them, and replacement is always easier to scope and price than diagnosis. We’ve found that for most institutional clients, a well-maintained existing system outperforms a hastily specified new one and costs considerably less.
Supporting Long-Term Fuel System Reliability
Maintenance and repair services often serve as the bridge between routine inspections and larger infrastructure upgrades. By addressing system issues early, Petroman helps clients extend the life of their equipment while maintaining safe and compliant operations. When systems eventually require replacement, our team can also support planning and installation of new infrastructure.
Tank Painting & Protective Coatings
One of the most cost-effective maintenance investments a facility can make is a professional tank recoat. Our crews apply two-part epoxy coatings — the same system used by the U.S. Navy — to fuel storage tanks, containment structures, and ancillary equipment. The before-and-after results speak for themselves: heavy surface rust becomes a sealed, protected surface that extends tank life by years and defers costly replacement.
We assess surface condition, prepare the substrate, and apply commercial-grade coatings that stand up to fuel exposure, weathering, and mechanical wear. Whether it’s a single AST or a multi-tank farm, protective coatings are one of our highest-ROI maintenance services.
Above-Ground Tank Rentals & Temporary Fuel Access
When a tank fails or a replacement project is underway, fuel access can’t stop. We maintain a fleet of above-ground storage tanks — 500 gallons up to 3,000+ — and work with trusted vendor partners for larger capacity needs. Our team mobilizes quickly to keep your operations running.
Common scenarios we handle:
- UST failures requiring immediate emergency pump out (we recently mobilized a 10,000-gallon AST for a hospital client within hours of a confirmed tank failure, transferred all fuel, and tied it directly into their boiler and generator systems)
- Fleet fueling gasoline and diesel tank replacements for municipal DPW fleets — we set up dispensing ASTs with pumps, hoses, and nozzles so truck fueling continues while the new install goes out to bid or replacement sequencing requires downtime
- Construction site and seasonal fueling — snow removal contractors, job sites, and equipment yards that need reliable temporary diesel or gasoline access
- Tank-in-service replacements where zero downtime is required — we tie in the temporary tank before decommissioning the old one
AST rentals are often an integral part of a replacement project, and we handle the coordination, permits, and setup end-to-end.
Schedule Fuel System Service
If your facility requires fuel system maintenance, troubleshooting, or repair, our technicians can help diagnose issues and keep your infrastructure operating safely and reliably.