Patent ID: 7473352

Claim:
An apparatus carried on a movable support for detecting and removing moisture and contaminants from fuel stored in a tank, the apparatus comprising: (a) optical fiber for examining the fuel for moisture and contaminants, further comprising a light source and a lens; (b) a suction hose insertable into the tank; (c) a return hose insertable into the tank; (d) a pump having an inlet connected to the suction hose, the pump also having an outlet; (e) a waste holding container in fluid communication with said pump outlet for receiving moisture and contaminants; (f) a contaminant filter having an inlet and an outlet, the filter outlet connected to the return hose and the filter inlet in fluid communication with said pump outlet; and (g) a valve between the pump outlet, the waste holding container and the contaminant filter inlet, wherein said hoses and said optical fiber are enclosed within a common carrier for insertion into said tank as a unit.