Thanks for your question! Deciding which Goldenrod fuel tank filter to use comes down to what you need to remove from your fuel. If you need to remove water from your fuel, you should purchase a 496 Water-Block fuel tank filter. The 496 filter will also remove microscopic particles (17 microns), but not as well as the 495 filter does (10 microns). The smaller the micron rating, the smaller the particles the filter will remove, so the 495 filter removes smaller particles than the 496, but it doesn't absorb the water in your fuel. Some people do install a 495 filter next to a 496 filter so both extremely small particles and water is removed from their fuel.

Thanks for your question! Yes, kerosene can be used in this filter.

Thanks for your question! Both 495 and 496 are model numbers of Goldenrod fuel tank filters. Goldenrod is the brand name for the farm and ranch products made and sold by the Dutton-Lainson Company in Hastings, Nebraska, and the zip code we are located in is 68902. The part number for a 495 fuel tank filter is 56599, and the part number for this 496 fuel tank filter is 56602.

Thanks for your question! The drain cock at the bottom of this filter's bowl is for draining sediment out of the bowl. You will know it is time to replace your filter's element when the rate of fuel flow begins to slow.

Thanks for your question! The inlet and outlet ports on this filter are 1" in diameter.

You should install the standard 495 filter first inline from the fuel tank, followed by the 496 Water-Block filter.

Thanks for your question! Yes, this filter can be used in a transfer tank. Its gravity flow rate is approximately 5 gpm with a 24 inch head.

Thanks for your question! This fuel tank filter has 1" NPT pipe fittings.