Don't port gas in crystal clear plastic...5G water jugs

[Audi Junkie]

Almost had a disaster when one failed FULL of GAS inside my car. The plastic went brittle...weak spot, blah blah. Tomorrow I will be looking for the leftover 3-4 gallons stashed on the side of the road..in the weeds...I won't tell where. BTW- hoarding is bad.

 

[Bob Woods]

Not all plastic is safe for use with gas, if you are going to hoard do so with containers made for gasoline. It makes no sense to hoard if you aren't alive to use it.

 

[oilyriser]

That plastic dissolves in gas. Try a styrofoam cup. It'll dissolve much faster.

 

[kenw]

hoarders never learn.....

 

[Pablo]

dude

 

[tom slick]

that's almost darwin award stuff.

 

[Pablo]

dude

 

[Schmoe]

Also....don't store used motor oil in those one gallon plastic milk jugs too long, same thing happens, but not as quick.

 

[Willy_G]

I vote this as Darwin Award of the Week!

It is ILLEAGAL to dispense gasoline into UNAPPROVED containers. You and the station operator should be brought up on Federal charges.

FYI - Only put gas in 'gas cans'. Gas cans are RED and labeled “GASOLINE”.

80's era Audi with a milk jug of gasoline inside the car...that was just minutes away from the CNN 4:15 headline. Screw the JetBlue landing…someone could have been killed here! (all for $10 worth of gas)

BTW, when you return, the jug will be empty and the gas will be leaching into the soil, as the plastic continues to disintegrate. You might want to alert the fire department and EPA to your hazardous material spill/release. Good going!

 

[Pablo]

dude

 

[eljefino]

dude, what willy_g says. Have you ever heard of a molotov cocktail?

Re used oil and old milk jugs, I always let my oil cool down in the drain pan before I put it in the gallon milk jug, I think half of it is the heat.

 

[Audi Junkie]

Plenty of laughs to go around if I turned into a fireball.

BTW- I tried to buy "approved" gas jugs...found only a lil note at WalMart that the stock was diverted for Katrina relief.

 

[Al]

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Originally posted by kenw:
hoarders never learn.....

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Exactly. Get out of the panic mode dude.

 

[97f150]

What is the frenzy to buy extra gas anyhow? One other thing I must ask, How were you planning on pouring the gas into your car?

 

[TallPaul]

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Originally posted by oilyriser:
Try a styrofoam cup.

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Did that once. Hey, even coffee dissolves styrofoam cups--remember how that last swig always tastes like plastic?

 

[brianl703]

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Originally posted by Schmoe:
Also....don't store used motor oil in those one gallon plastic milk jugs too long, same thing happens, but not as quick.

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Laundry detergent containers are much better for storing used motor oil.

 

[haley10]

Approved containers also have the right conductivity, so you don't blow yourself up from a static spark while fueling. Only fill into an approved container and have it setting on the ground, not in your vehicle.

Certain industries even have shoe conductivity testers to eliminate possible static sparks. It can be a real danger. Of course, I see people fueling cans setting in the back of their pickup, smoking, and talking on the cell phone all the time. Freaks me out.

P.S. Don't buy a fuel container to store drinking water either.

Since it reacted with the plastic, I don't think I would want to use this gasoline in my engine.

 

[javacontour]

Are plastic milk jugs different today. When I was a kid almost 30 years ago, I carried gas in plastic 1 gallon milk jugs with the lawn mower. I don't recall the jugs getting soft or leaking.

Curious...

T

 

[labman]

Most milk jugs are high density poly ethylene, which resists gasoline and most other chemicals at room temperature. However, they are thin, cheap, disposable containers not formulated for a long life. The dairies have squeezed every possible penny out of our cost. I think they will embrittle stored empty in a cool, dark, dry place. I don't even try to reuse them for water.

Like Brian, I use detergent bottles for used oil. Apparently they are expected to last a little longer.

I would never hoard, but I did top up the car at $2.67 earlier this week and the truck at $2.64. Today, gas went up to $2.79. Didn't get stuck buying any of the $3+ stuff.

 

[moribundman]

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Did that once. Hey, even coffee dissolves styrofoam cups--remember how that last swig always tastes like plastic?

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This must be really healthy, too.