NY_Yankees_Fan
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As long as the refrigerator is unplugged. A leaking can and a non rated electric motor would be an excellent source of ignition.
Proper Gasoline Storage
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bgott
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Maybe if you refrigerated your gas it would stay fresh longer!/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
BE CAREFUL WHEN PULLING SIPHON HOSE OUT OF CAR TANK, THAT LITTLE METAL FLAP CAN SHAVE TINY PIECES OFF THE HOSE AND CLOG FILTERS AND TANK. HOW DO I KNOW? WHEN TEENAGERS (MYSELF, AT ONE TIME ) SIPHON GAS FROM PARENTS CAR FOR MOTORCYCLES, GO KARTS ETC. AND CAR ENGINE DIES ONLY TO FIND FILTERS AND TANK FULL OF GREEN GARDEN HOSE SHAVINGS. OOOPS!
cstocks
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Tom,
Why metal cans and not plastic cans? All of my cans are plastic. Are plastic cans less safe? Does this apply to diesel cans too?
Chris
Why metal cans and not plastic cans? All of my cans are plastic. Are plastic cans less safe? Does this apply to diesel cans too?
Chris
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Chris,
Plastic cans melt and dump the contents, giving you a large, hot fire, very quickly. A metal can that is UL listed, Metal, Type 1 with an automatic closing lid and flame arrester will not release the contents thus no fire and or no big fire. So what would you use to store gasoline, a container that will fail in the first few seconds of the fire and dump 5 gallons of gas, or one that does not spill?
Diesel fuel is not flammable, meaning the vapors will not ignite unless temperatures are higher then about 125F.. But to be safe you could store it in a "safety can" too.
By the way Tractor Supply has a 5 gallon gas can for $30.
Hope this helps
Tom
Plastic cans melt and dump the contents, giving you a large, hot fire, very quickly. A metal can that is UL listed, Metal, Type 1 with an automatic closing lid and flame arrester will not release the contents thus no fire and or no big fire. So what would you use to store gasoline, a container that will fail in the first few seconds of the fire and dump 5 gallons of gas, or one that does not spill?
Diesel fuel is not flammable, meaning the vapors will not ignite unless temperatures are higher then about 125F.. But to be safe you could store it in a "safety can" too.
By the way Tractor Supply has a 5 gallon gas can for $30.
Hope this helps
Tom
cstocks
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Tom,
Hmmm. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif That was a no brainer, huh? I guess I never gave it much thought. I have always kept my gas cans away from ingition sources and far removed from anything of value such as my house, cars, etc. I guess the obvious answer escaped me for that reason.
Thanks for the reply.
Hmmm. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif That was a no brainer, huh? I guess I never gave it much thought. I have always kept my gas cans away from ingition sources and far removed from anything of value such as my house, cars, etc. I guess the obvious answer escaped me for that reason.
Thanks for the reply.
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I had a shed fire once.
I used to keep 3x 20 litre 'Jerry' cans in the shed. The generator caught fire one day and the whole shootin match went up. I was not there but the metal fuel cans exploded and spread the fire badly. But i expect they lasted a lot longer than any plastic container; but would the plastic container have exploded and spread the fire??
I dunno. I now have an earth insulated concrete shed and have built a small concrete bunker with steel doors to keep flammables. Its about 10 metres from the shed itself. Once burned, twice shy.
I used to keep 3x 20 litre 'Jerry' cans in the shed. The generator caught fire one day and the whole shootin match went up. I was not there but the metal fuel cans exploded and spread the fire badly. But i expect they lasted a lot longer than any plastic container; but would the plastic container have exploded and spread the fire??
I dunno. I now have an earth insulated concrete shed and have built a small concrete bunker with steel doors to keep flammables. Its about 10 metres from the shed itself. Once burned, twice shy.
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Call me a dummy. I probably deserve it.
But I almost always have containers of gasoline in my shop. And this is my WELDING shop!
I do keep it in approved containers and don't use it to scrub the floors with, but I do have a fair amount of gas there most of the time and (until now) haven't really given it much thought.
I do think that IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, it would be best to not have fuel in my shop. But I don't think that the presence of the fuel is much of a fire risk by itself (ie, it's not likely that it will contribute to a fire STARTING).
The gas in my shop is in the form of 5gal steel cans and/or gas tanks in any number of trucks/tractors/mowers/motorcycles/weedeaters.
When I first thought about adding my $0.02 about this, I figured that I'd catch heck for mixing gasoline and welding, but in my defense, my portable welder is fueled by gasoline, so no chance of removing the fuel from welding there.
And my cars all have hot exhaust pipes that run very near the fuel tanks. So does every other car on the road, and even when they're clapped out POS's, they generally don't burst into flames from fuel vapors.
I think that in a perfect world, it would be best to have all fuel stored in a safe place, but at my place, that would require that I have a fuel storage area big enough for many cars, trucks, jeeps, mowers, weedeaters, motorcycles, etc.
So with all those fuel burners storing their own fuel, I'm not going to bother to move a couple 5gal fuel cans out of the shop - it'd not significantly reduce the fuel that is "stored" in my shop.
Mark
But I almost always have containers of gasoline in my shop. And this is my WELDING shop!
I do keep it in approved containers and don't use it to scrub the floors with, but I do have a fair amount of gas there most of the time and (until now) haven't really given it much thought.
I do think that IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE, it would be best to not have fuel in my shop. But I don't think that the presence of the fuel is much of a fire risk by itself (ie, it's not likely that it will contribute to a fire STARTING).
The gas in my shop is in the form of 5gal steel cans and/or gas tanks in any number of trucks/tractors/mowers/motorcycles/weedeaters.
When I first thought about adding my $0.02 about this, I figured that I'd catch heck for mixing gasoline and welding, but in my defense, my portable welder is fueled by gasoline, so no chance of removing the fuel from welding there.
And my cars all have hot exhaust pipes that run very near the fuel tanks. So does every other car on the road, and even when they're clapped out POS's, they generally don't burst into flames from fuel vapors.
I think that in a perfect world, it would be best to have all fuel stored in a safe place, but at my place, that would require that I have a fuel storage area big enough for many cars, trucks, jeeps, mowers, weedeaters, motorcycles, etc.
So with all those fuel burners storing their own fuel, I'm not going to bother to move a couple 5gal fuel cans out of the shop - it'd not significantly reduce the fuel that is "stored" in my shop.
Mark
