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I forgot my password. How can I get it back?
On the login screen, click the "Forgot Password?" link. This will generate a new password and send it to the email address under which you registered.
Why does it say that I'm the user 'guest'?
Until you log in to your personal account, you are considered a guest to BESTool.
What is BESTool?
BESTool (Bennett Engineering Specification Tool) is a tool designed to make the complicated process of creating a professional specification and making it easy.
Where do I start?
First, for your own privacy, you must create a user name and password which you'll use to access your product specifications. Once you've logged in, follow the "Create a New Specification" link at the top of your screen to begin creating your professional specification.
Is my information Private?
We realize privacy is important and we guarantee it. We encourage you to review our privacy policy in full.

Bennett will never give any of you information away to any entity outside of Bennett Pump Company.

Apart from the information you provide upon registration, the only information that Bennett has access to is when you login to BESTool. All other information is completely confidential. You do not need to worry about your the privacy of your specifications or any other information.

If you wish to have Bennett share in the accuracy of a spec, you may do some from the Product Summary page. When you do this, you give Bennett Pump Company the right to view your spec. This is the only time that Bennett has access to any of your specifications.
How can I contact Bennett Pump Company?
We'd love to hear from you. To find out how to contact us Click Here or click the "Contact Bennett" link near the bottom of the right navigation bar.
How do I save my BESTool Spec.
Each time you make any changes to your spec, it is automatically saved. That way, your most recent progress is always saved, no matter what. When you log into BESTool you will always, automatically, see the most updated version of all your specs. If you wish to save your spec to a file in order to share it with other BESTool users, use the export utility on the Main Page.
How do I go back one screen when answering the questions?
To go back to the previous question, you can either use the Back button on your browser, click the "Previous Question" link under the question, or navigate manually to the specific question using the right, beige navigation bar.
How does BESTool stay current? Will you update my existing specifications to meet the latest standards?
BESTool is kept up to date with the latest standards and changes to the petroleum industry automatically by Bennett Pump Company. In order to do this, BESTool will automatically update your existing specifications so that they stay current.


Stay Safe:
Be advised that your spec is alive and updating when necessary. If you need to keep a static version of your spec, please save it to your computer. This procedure is described below.


When you have completely finished your Bid Specification and want to save a copy that CAN NOT automatically be changed the next time you open it in BESTool, we recommend you perform the following procedure:

  1. At the BESTool Product Summary Page, "click" on the red words "Product Specification Sheet (pdf)".
  2. After the Specification.pdf is opened, Click File, Click Save, choose the location you want to save your permanent copy, give the specification.pdf a file name and Click "Save" again.
  3. Close out your Specification.pdf, close out BESTool and you have a secure permanent copy of your specification work.


Sorry for this inconvenience, but BESTool strives to keep you updated with changes in our industry, products and government regulations as soon as they occur.
Can I email or share a spec with another person?
Yes. There are two ways to share a spec with another person. First, if the other person has a copy of BESTool, you can do the following. On the Main Page, choose the spec you wish to share and click "Save As". It should ask you to download a file - this is the BESTool spec file. Download this file to a familiar directory. You can now attach this file to an email and send it to another BESTool user. When they receive the file, they can simply log into BESTool and use the "Open Spec from File" utility on the Main Page to select and open the spec. Alternatively, if the other person does not have BESTool, or you wish to share only the spec document itself, you can do the following. Open the spec document by clicking on "Product Specification Sheet (pdf) on the Product Summary page. Then, save the pdf document to file (using the pdf reader's "save" or "save a copy" function). You can now attach the document to an email.
Information related to hydraulics: remote and suction.
Please consider:
1. Site Layout Distances
2. Type of Fuel
3. Extreme Temperatures
4. Number of Hoses Needed

#1 Site Layout Distances:
Suction Pumps have restrictions on Vertical Lift and Horizontal Run compared to Pressurized Remote Dispensers. The Suction Pump's suggested maximum Vertical Lift is restricted to 15 feet and their suggested maximum Horizontal Run is restricted to 75 feet total length. Distances and vertical lifts greater than these strongly suggest a Remote Dispenser application should be specified.

#2 Type of Fuel
Gasolines are a light product compared to Diesels. At the maximum Site Layout Distances, gasolines can be pulled apart by a Suction Pump creating air pockets known as "Vapor Lock". Vapor lock is more likely in hot temperatures. Therefore, a pressurized Remote Dispenser application should be specified under these conditions. Diesel fuels are less susceptible to vapor lock at the maximum Site Layout Distances.

In addition, Gasolines in Vapor Recovery areas are more suited toward Remote Dispensers than Suction Pumps in order to maintain a maximum flow rate.

#3 Extreme Temperatures
Low and High temperature extremes are better suited toward Remote Dispenser applications.

#4 Number of Hoses Needed
One, two, three and four hose systems are suited toward Suction Pumps. Five or more hose systems are suited toward Remote Dispensers.
Information related to flow rate: standard, heavy, little squirt and big squirt.
The standard flow rate mean just that, the standard rate for the dispenser you need. The specific rate varies between models.
For suction models, the standard nominal gallons per minute (GPM) rate varies between 15 and 10 for low hose and high hose model respectively. For remote models, the low hose-high hose rates are 23 and 12.

The "Heavy" Flow Rate is the faster of the two standard flow rates.
This option is available only with Suction Hydraulics because, with remote hydraulics, the standard option defaults to a faster flow rate (23 GPM for low hose, 12 GPM for high hose).
In other words, with remote hydraulics, the standard flow rate operates at what would be considered the "Heavy" Flow Rate

Our Little Squirt Option is the lesser of our two high flow dispensers (the other being the Big Squirt). This flow rate offers a GPM of 40 for both high hoses and low hoses. This option is available for both suction and remote hydraulics, although suction there are very few suction, little squirt models (1 inlet, 1 outlet, low hose, master). This flow rate does not support the combo master and satellite (only supported in the big squirt flow rate).

The Big Squirt is the king of flow rates. Boasting 60 GPM for both high hose and low hose, nothing rivals its power. This option is only available with remote hydraulics. This option makes available the combo master-satellite option, a necessary componenet to many fueling outlays (the combo option also requires 2 product inlet, 2 hose outlet).
Information relating to family of fuels: standard fuels and alternative fuels.
Standard Fuels are defined by Bennett Pump Company as:
  1. all Gasolines including gasolines with an Ethanol mix content up to 15%, (E15)
  2. all Diesels including diesels with a Bio mix content up to 20%, (B20),
  3. Aviation Fuels
  4. Kerosenes

Alternative Fuels are defined by Bennett Pump Company as:
  1. all Gasolines with an Ethanol mix content greater than 15%, (E85)
  2. all Diesels with a Bio mix content greater than 20% (B21 and up)
Information related to the internal Fleet Card option.
Fleet Card Controllers provide reports and accounting controls for the fueling system. They compile the tank inventory levels, the amount dispensed and the amount of deliveries during a 30 day period to provide Monthly Inventory Reconciliation per EPA regulations. In addition, they provide accurate records by employee, vehicle, department and by product of the fuel consumed.

These records can be used to "invoice" various "departments" for budget reasons within a municipality, county, state or federal government agency. Likewise, commercial fueling accounts like ABC Electric's fleet of vans or Bennie's Over-the-Road Trucking fleet of semis nationwide can receive accurate monthly billings by employee, vehicle, with odometer readings, date of usage and actual number of gallons consumed.

Traditionally, the Fleet Card Controller is mounted in a pedestal on the island adjacent to a fuel cabinet. However, a recent trend mounts the Fleet Card Controller inside the dispenser fuel cabinet. The "Inside the Fuel Cabinet" controller provides greater convenience for the fleet card holder by reducing the amount of time to get authorization and complete the fueling process. The Fleet Card Controller System pricing is reduced because of the savings of the pedestal cabinet. Finally, the "Inside the Fuel Cabinet" mounting of the Fleet Card Controller reduces the island size, can be placed on a single conduit and share one VAC Power circuit for both the Dispenser AND the Fleet Card Controller electronics which provides significant installation cost reductions.
Information related to nozzle boot mount location: side or front.
Nozzle Mount Location will determine the accessibility of the nozzle on the island.

A Front Mount Nozzle cabinet is considered "Lane-oriented" because the nozzle faces the vehicle. Because the nozzle is mounted on the front of the cabinet, it is not designed to be used on both sides of the cabinet, it typically does not display the transaction on both sides of the cabinet and is commonly specified in Master/Satellite fueling configurations where the traffic pattern is designed to flow in only one direction.

A Side Mount Nozzle cabinet offers the nozzle to both sides of the island and is considered "Island-oriented" because it displays the transaction on both sides of the cabinet and allows random traffic patterns.
Information related to the explosion-proof junction box option.
Today's industry standard DOES NOT include a lower wiring, explosion-proof junction box. Today, all pump manufacturers provide a conduit opening into their upper "computer" (either electronic or mechanical) cabinet area. If an upgrade is being specified, you can specify an "optional" lower wiring junction box be included from the factory OR direct the installer to pull new wire an additional 72" above island finished grade to ensure adequate length for termination. Bennett Pump Company STRONGLY RECOMMENDS, but does not require, NEW WIRE BE PULLED DURING A FIELD UPGRADE because if the pump is worn out, it stands to reason the wiring has deteriorated as well. The wiring is to the electronic or mechanical computer as a foundation is to a building and we don't want cracks in our performance after the upgrade is complete. The minimal costs associated in a commercial fueling wiring scheme makes it a wise decision with the customer's best interest in mind to pull new wire at the time of the pump upgrade. While wise, IT IS NOT A BENNETT PUMP COMPANY REQUIREMENT.