RANT New "safety" gas cans?

   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #43  
Here it is, I've got several of them now.
 

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   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #44  
   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #45  
Expensive but I love the No Spill gas cans, I actually own 3 of them and might buy one more someday.
 
   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #46  
I've always thought - Yellow for Diesel fuel, Red for Gasoline, Green or Blue for water.
That is the convention, though I think @Mtsoxfan has it right that blue is supposed to be for kerosene. Green is problematic; some standards gave it for water and some for oil, and some for both.
Their metal cans have green for oil, but plastic green for water.


However meeting "code" is a different story.

OSHA believes differently; red for anything with a low flash point, stenciled over for the actual contents. Yellow is for caution. They are of the opinion that DOT approved metal cans are the requirement, but as of 1996 have opined that the plastic ones are "normal household items" and should not be prosecuted.

NFPA wants you to use their double diamond numbering system for flammability, instability, health risks, and specific risk.

I'm not even going to touch EPA regulations as the state variations get to be complex.

For things other than small, less than 5 gallon containers, life gets even more interesting...

All the best,

Peter
 
   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #47  
Well - I have six fuel cans. Four are REAL Jerry cans I got from the military when we lived in Alaska. Two are the round red plastic type. Just screw in the plastic nozzle - lift - pour.

They work VERY well because there is no safety features involved with any of the six.
 
   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #48  
This is the only gas can that I don't hate. Unfortunately they cost a hundred dollars so I have one for gasoline and one in yellow for diesel and all my others are plastic junk with terrible spouts.
 

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   / RANT New "safety" gas cans? #49  
I hate all gas cans! I want an electric tractor. And car…..
 

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