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New EPA friendly gas cans

spacejamz

spacejamz

Lifer
So I bought some new 2.5 gallas gas cans a few years ago without realizing there was a rule that changed the design of the spout...it is supposed to reduce gas vapors when pouring gas but these new spouts are pretty much worthless and gas goes everywhere when you use them.

makes you wonder if the idiots who designed them actually tried putting gas into a something using it...

Anyone else had fun using the newly designed spouts?

Found some old school spout replacements on Amazon so all is right in the world again...


article on this:
modernsurvivalblog.com

How To Fix New Gas Cans So They Actually Pour Right

New gas cans are horrible! They don't pour right. Gas gurgles out slowly and it gets spilled more than the old cans! Well here's the fix:
modernsurvivalblog.com modernsurvivalblog.com

best line from the article:
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NO-SPILL™ cans are EPA compliant, and a better can has never been made of any material or price. They cost a little more than the average plastic can, but are worth every penny. If the spout breaks, a new one can be bought for ~$14, but the spouts don't fit any other can.

Otherwise, I had one old plastic can with a reasonable old school spout + 4 other newer shitty epa cans. I bought a bag of vents on amazon, installed them on all the cans, and only use the epa spouts to plug the top. When I want to pour from it, I put on the old school spout to pour it into my NO-SPILL™ can. I stock 15G-20G of fuel to power my small equipment, so I need a few cans. My system works well enough, but I'd rather have all NO-SPILL™ cans.
 
The only thing fuel cans I ever authorized for use at work were color-coded Safety cans. Any plastic cans found were immediately emptied, cut up and thrown in the dumpster and the buyer strongly reminded of who he worked for.
What say you Greeman?
 
I still have one plastic gas can. I have to unscrew the top entirely when I want to pour it into a mower.

But since I moved and left the old mower behind I got all electric lawn equipment, which is much less messy. 🙂
 
Ken g6 said:
I still have one plastic gas can. I have to unscrew the top entirely when I want to pour it into a mower.

But since I moved and left the old mower behind I got all electric lawn equipment, which is much less messy. 🙂
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I have one of those cans that's a puzzle I have to work out before I can dispense some gas into my mower. While the system is a little arcane, it does work.

I also left my mower behind when I moved, and bought a new gas mower at my new place. For no reason that I can think of I never considered an electric mower, though I did buy an electric string trimmer. I honestly wish I had just bought a 36" stand on mower. A couple thousand bucks more money but would have worked out better for me.
 
Greenman said:
I never had an issue with plastic fuel cans as we rarely had them on the job.
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I think the main issue with these cans is the venting system...the vent is actually in the spout. When you first pour, the air inside has no way to escape (in a traditional can, you pop the vent cap). So when you start pouring, a burst of air causes a surge of gas to spit out everywhere...assuming you were able to line up the plastic trigger on something that actually opens the spout.
 
NO-SPILL. You press the button first with the can upright to release pressure, then pour like normal, using the button to control flow. You can fill a chainsaw without spilling a drop cause the flow control's so precise. It also pours fast for bulk filling. Not as fast as a wide open tube, but it's cleaner, especially with 5G cans that can be a little hard to start clean when the can's full.
 
Haven't had to buy any in a while, but I remember when these first came out, that you could find tons of "repair" kits, on Amazon and eBay. Of course, these were ONLY meant to be used to "repair" your old cans, if the spout suddenly became impossible to use without making a mess, and the vent on the can closed up on its own.
They come with an installable vent (just drill a hole) a spout, and two collars to hold the spout on the can. Evidently, the manufacturers couldn't decide on a single thread design, so two exist. One of the collars will work for your can.
 
I have three cans.
A 1gallon for 50:1 mix for the leaf blower and chainsaw.
A 2.5 gallon can because my wife finds the 5 gallon can too heavy.
A 5 gallon can so that I can get enough gas for the winter snow blowing, or summer mowing. Fill it twice a year max.

Bought all these in the early 90's when we got the house. Not sure why they would ever need replacement. They look like new, work like new, what fails? And they have normal spouts that just work.
 
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I have a 5G steel safety can I found on the side of the road. It's now a 4.5G can due to dents. I use it for the chipper. It works ok for filling big equipment, but I wouldn't want to use it for household tools. I made a funnel out of the neck of a V8 bottle, and it fits the chipper tank perfectly. It hangs on the can by the cap on a piece of cord. Unscrew it to use the funnel.
 
NO Gas powered yard equipment left in my arsenal!!!

None

Zilch

Never again.

I’m on a 1/2 acre plot in a suburban area. I pay a neighbor $60 a week to do the yard. His equipment…
 
Not much I can replace with electric. A mower /maybe/, but I'm pretty abusive with my mowers, and I'm not sure an electric would stand up to it. I have one electric saw I use for quick cuts, and to keep next to the chipper, but it isn't really suitable for real work. I could maybe do 25% of my sawing with an electric, and up to 50% making sacrifices, but an electric won't do everything.
 
Property size, location, terrain, and general use will usually determine your overall maintenance and equipment needs.
 
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