About Us
The team at STELSEP brings an unparalleled level of practical experience to the world of condensate management, while also providing a valuable market choice by stocking a wide choice of competitively priced 3rd party service kits for oil/water separators.
Decades worth of real world knowledge are available to share with our customers, covering all aspects of product, application and legislation where it is relevant. As a privately owned business, we understand the value of working with partners who know, and who share.
In particular, the senior members have been well known and respected in the compressed air industry for their ability to advise independently, sometimes on difficult issues, without fear or favour.
Paul Johnson (President) launched the Transair compressed air piping business in the US for Legris SA in 1997. Over subsequent years, the relationships that he developed in the industry helped make Transair the leading piping product in North America and beyond. Today, the “blue pipe” that he pioneered has become universally accepted by all industries worldwide.
Paul’s philosophy on business mirrors that of his colleagues across the ocean. Exceptional customer service and strong business relationships assure success. Details matter.
Mike Amphlett (Director) has been involved in senior positions with market leaders in our industry since 1994, both in the UK and abroad. Mike is currently focused on business development both at home and in the USA, and on developing STELSEP's internal structures.
Richard Turner (Director) has been part of the compressed air industry for many years, both as a manufacturer and a distributor, which gives STELSEP a powerful perspective on customer needs. Richard's focus is currently on product development.
About what we do
While we offer a wide range of compressed air-related products, STELSEP's key focus is condensate management. We've put together an incredible range of oil/water separators, designed in-house and incorporating all the major benefits our customers have been asking for.
A 25hp compressor running continuously for a year (8000+ hrs) can produce around 265 gallons of condensate containing over 2.5 gallons of oil.
That's enough oil to cover and de-oxygenate about 20-25 acres of surface water.
It is said that around 10% of produced electricity is used to generate compressed air, which is an indication of the damage that could be done if all that condensate was left untreated.
We mentioned benefits that our customers asked for. Experience tells us that oil/water separators are generally not well regarded, because legacy designs either leak, or overflow, or need constant adjustment, or cost too much to buy and/or maintain. People knew they were a good thing - they just didn't like them
We put that right - with a simple cost-effective leak-free design that has no moving parts or adjustments, and incorporates our special clean, lightweight filter media. The things that people didn't like have gone
What you can do
Discharging any condensate to a storm drain, to any stream or groundwater is NOT permitted. Even after treatment by an oil/water separator, condensate can ONLY be discharged to the sewer.*
Given the complexity of regulations and the obvious natural benefits to the environment, it makes a lot of sense to take the safe option and never discharge any untreated oily waste. Better to be safe than sorry!
*You should always take special note of local regulations that apply to you.
Of course, you have choices in how you avoid the risk....
You can store your condensate on site, then employ a licensed contractor to dispose of it. You'll need to do that frequently! It won't come cheap, and you'll still be liable for any on-site spills.
You could take the risky option; ignore the law and your conscience and run the condensate out to the car park or the local stream. But you won't do that, will you?
You'd do better to ask your chosen compressor supply & service company to install a STELSEP separator. This will give you simple, effective on-site treatment that needs no set-up or adjustment. You can route your outlet to the sewer, and apart from a 2-minute weekly quality check you can forget about it until service time - every 4000 hrs, probably just like your compressor. Convenient!