Floating suction assemblies are designed to draw off uncontaminated fuel from just below the surface of liquid storage tanks. The float ensures that water, foreign matter or sediment at the bottom of the tank is not withdrawn with the fuel. A pivot mounted, unsinkable aluminium float will provide the bouyancy required to keep the floating suction near the surface of the fluid.

The intake faces downwards and is fitted with a deflector plate to provide anti-vortex protection and stop ingress of contamination from the bottom of the tank. A brace at the end of the intake will ensure that the distance from the base of the tank to the intake is a minimum of 9 inches. Floating suctions are custom made to meet individual requirements of each installation. Diameters and lengths or heights of tanks must be provided. For tanks in which the height is much greater than the diameter, assemblies can be supplied where the float operates submerged.