Where can I get an old style non CARB 5-gal gasoline can?
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From: Dean Hoffman on 12 Jun 2010 19:14 Brent wrote: > Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? > > Some cut. Have you tried a search for "safety can"? One of those might suit your needs. Spendy, though.
From: The Daring Dufas on 13 Jun 2010 01:25 On 6/12/2010 1:17 AM, Brent wrote: > Where can I get an old style non CARB compliant 5-gal gasoline can? > > I pine for the days when 5-gallong gas jugs had a pour spout and a vent. > All the gasoline cans I can find in the stores are something called "CARB > compliant". They are miserable abominations. > > I've never spilled so much gasoline in my life! > > One model has an on/off lever, but you have to use two hands at all times, > one to hold the can, the other to keep pressed down on the lever, and the > third hand to hold the funnel. The moment you let up on the lever, the > handle locks shut, necessitating a manual reset. > > The other type has only a push-to-open tab which you supposedly press > against the lip of the tool you're filling. Forget using funnels with this > method. And, since the spout fills the opening of the tool you're filling, > you can't see when it's full until you spill it all over the outside of the > tool. > > There must be somewhere I can get the old-style gas cans. > What is the reason for these CARB abominations anyway? > > Any idea where to get the old style 5-gallon gas cans? I remember when toilets would flush and shower heads would flow before some government agency got hold of them. TDD
From: Brent on 13 Jun 2010 01:31 On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:52:10 -0500, dpb wrote: > the current 5-gal plastic pails w/ the pour spout used > for motor/hydraulic/etc. oil would certainly hold gasoline as well. This might be a good idea, if I understand you correctly. I buy a oil-changing can with a pour spout, and then I fill the abominable CARB gas can with gas. When I need to pour out the five gallons, I remove the abominable CARB spout, and just pour the 5 gallons of gasoline into the clean oil-changing tub. Then, I can pour from the oil-changing tub into the on-road vehicle or wherever I need it at that moment without having to deal with the abominable CARB spout. Is that what you were suggesting? ('cuz it's a great idea!).
From: Ed Pawlowski on 13 Jun 2010 01:32 "The Daring Dufas" <the-daring-dufas(a)peckerhead.net> wrote > > I remember when toilets would flush and shower heads would flow > before some government agency got hold of them. > There was a spell when they did not work well at all, but engineering has overcome those problems. There are plenty of 1.6 gallon toilets that work perfectly. I like my low flow shower too, but many do suck.
From: The Daring Dufas on 13 Jun 2010 01:43
On 6/13/2010 12:32 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > > "The Daring Dufas" <the-daring-dufas(a)peckerhead.net> wrote >> >> I remember when toilets would flush and shower heads would flow >> before some government agency got hold of them. >> > > There was a spell when they did not work well at all, but engineering > has overcome those problems. There are plenty of 1.6 gallon toilets that > work perfectly. I like my low flow shower too, but many do suck. We have one of the flush and pray models. My friend has one of the pressure tank models that will geld you if you flush it while you sit on it. When I travel, I carry my own shower head and tools to change them out at hotel/motels. TDD |