A device for use in cleaning fuel tanks that are used for fuel storage, while simultaneously preventing an electrical charge or spark from being created while in the process of cleaning. An apparatus that is manufactured with an anti-static additive or agent to reduce the accumulation of static electricity in order to safely extract and remove particulates and impurities from a fuel tank.

A filter for fuels and oils which comprises a substantially cylindrical outer casing, which forms internally a filtration chamber provided with at least one inlet and at least one outlet for the fluid to be filtered; the filtration chamber accommodates at least one filtering element arranged around an inner supporting sleeve arranged substantially coaxially with the outer casing; elements being provided for electrically connecting the filtering element to the ground.