RANT New "safety" gas cans?

[ChuckT]

I've always thought - Yellow for Diesel fuel, Red for Gasoline, Green or Blue for water.

 

[Mtsoxfan]

I've always thought - Yellow for Diesel fuel, Red for Gasoline, Green or Blue for water.

I thought blue for kerosene...

 

[Richard]

Here it is, I've got several of them now.

 

[Richard]

Mine aren't branded like these, but they look close. The hose is a bit different (and pictures is my replacement hose)

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[Cycledude]

Expensive but I love the No Spill gas cans, I actually own 3 of them and might buy one more someday.

 

[ponytug]

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.

Red 20 Liter Wavian Fuel Can — original NATO Jerry Can

NATO Steel Jerry Can - Wavian USA - 5L 10L 20L fuel cans come with a high-flow safety spout attached and an adapter for vehicles with smaller filler receivers. Fully paint-coated inside and outside. EPA, CARB, OSHA, and DOT approved.

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Their metal cans have green for oil, but plastic green for water.

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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.

DOT Approved Gas Cans. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

www.osha.gov

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...

Diesel Fuel Container Regulations

Diesel fuel is highly flammable, so there are many rules in place to safeguard the public from dangerous spills and explosions. OSHA, the DOT and EPA all regulate how a consumer or business should store diesel fuel in the right containers as well as the ways to safely transport the material.

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All the best,

Peter

Diesel Fuel Container Regulations

Diesel fuel is highly flammable, so there are many rules in place to safeguard the public from dangerous spills and explosions. OSHA, the DOT and EPA all regulate how a consumer or business should store diesel fuel in the right containers as well as the ways to safely transport the material.

legalbeagle.com

 

[oosik]

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.

 

[Bill Guenthner]

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.

 

[Doughknob]

I hate all gas cans! I want an electric tractor. And car…..

 

[MossRoad]

I hate all gas cans! I want an electric tractor. And car…..

How about an electric gas can?

 

[Rustyiron]

I treat these babies like gold.

I've got a couple more not pictured. We're rural here and don't have curb or curbside trash pickup and we bring our trash to a town dumpster at a "transfer station". I feel like I've won the lottery everytime a find a can that's missing a spout or cap.

 

[dstig1]

It ended up being dozens of cases, not just that initial one. The premise was that it happened so often that they should have put a flame arrester in the spout, but didn't.

While that may well have been the results, it don't make it right... Just sayin

 

[Jstpssng]

Got to love those "safety spouts " with the little hook on the bottom that allows the spout to open when it's pushed down, then it buckles under the weight of the full can....

Or comes off completely. I have several of those. The first thing I do is cut the tab off which you're supposed to push so that the spout will go down and start letting the gas trickle out.

For my chainsaw gas I mix it in a two gallon can, then transfer some of that into a one gallon can. I can pout that from the open container, without a spout or funnel. I sometimes spill a little, but nowhere near as much as when using the "Safety Spout".

 

[Jstpssng]

I thought blue for kerosene...

I've always thought - Yellow for Diesel fuel, Red for Gasoline, Green or Blue for water.

My father had a couple of old green Jerry cans and a couple of metal ones which he used for all different fuels and always knew what was in them. I don't know how... I have (2) two gallon cans out in the truck. One has mixed gas the other is straight. Both of them are no ethanol though...

 

[ArlyA]

I got some Eagle fuel cans for work, like 12 of them. Found they worked quite well and durable and we were sure hard on them. I liked them so well I personally bought a few for home use.

 

[RoyJackson]

I've had an automatic shutoff pump for a couple years now. I only use it for filling the Deere since the filler cap is about 5' off the ground.
I just set it on the tailgate of the truck, hook the nozzle to the filler and hit the button.
So far, it's been quite reliable

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[ROUSTABOUT]

Just take hacksaw and cut the spout off and plug it. You can also buy a many piece kit at a farm store to go old style with the plastic cans.

 

[RoyJackson]

I've said it a hunred times and will say it again. 90% of problems in the world can be traced to overpopulation or lawyers. Were it not for lawyers,gas cans would look the same today as 50 years ago. Someone mentioned Blitz above. They were bankrupted by an idiot that splashed gas from a Blitz can onto a bonfire and his lawyer. He didn't splash gas on his lawyer, just the fire.

Too bad he didn't get the lawyer too...

 

[oosik]

Moss - I DO like your "electric gas can" idea. How do you keep the intake from sucking off the bottom of the gas can. I'm always concerned about crud and water that might be on the bottom of my Jerry cans. The last quart or so goes into a separate can and is poured thru a "water funnel".

I refilled the M6040 yesterday after using the LPGS on my "mud hole" on the driveway. It doesn't take much to top off the fuel tank. But lifting a full Jerry can - 'bout all this old man can do any more.

 

[MossRoad]

I've never had an issue with water or dirt in gas cans in the 45-50 years I've been using gas cans. I've been using 87 octane E10 since the mid 80's. I've never had an ethanol-related problem with any of my equipment. It's probably because I turn the gas over regularly, and try to follow the manufacturers recommendations on fuel storage. The only exception is the generator, which I treat with Stabil, and my new chainsaw, which requires higher octane fuel.

The longest my gasoline sits in cans is about the 5 months over the winter, if I don't have to plow much snow (which has been happening the past few years). The cans are plastic, and sealed pretty well. I do not have that can I showed, but I do have a battery powered pump I got from harbor freight. It works surprisingly well. So no pouring required. I use it mostly when the 6 gallon cans are full and my back is sore. Once I get the level down to just a couple gallons, it's easier to pour.