[Sunline Fan]

With the temps below zero around here all last week, every station with DEF at the pump had frozen pumps. Some tried to thaw out, but they were fighting a losing battle. They even put insulated sleeves around the pumps, but it didn't seem to help much.

 

[Sunline Fan]

Wow. I bet the station designer never thought of that!

I work right by a Pilot, which happens to have a Subway in it. I was there one day last week and three lanes were down with frozen diesel pumps. One of the employees there said the DEF pumps were frozen, and it didn't look like they weren't even trying to get them working. The (small) eating area for Subway overlooks the fuel islands, so I got to watch as this pump maintenance company tried pumping fuel straight into a 5 gallon bucket. After a few attempts, they didn't even get a drop.