[NRA_guy]

Thanks to a Congressional mandate from 2020, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is making gas cans and other fuel containers safer by requiring flame mitigation devices.

The new mandatory safety standard will go into effect in July 2023.

Flame mitigation devices, such as flame arrestors, protect against flame jetting and container rupturing.

Flame jetting is a phenomenon where an external ignition source – such as an open flame – causes a sudden ignition of fuel within a container and forcefully expels burning vapor and liquid from the mouth of the container, resulting in a blowtorch-like effect.

Container rupturing is like flame jetting, except the burning vapor and liquid are expelled through a rupture in the container.

In December 2022, the Commission also voted to update child resistance requirements for closures on portable gas cans, and diesel and kerosene containers.

These requirements became effective on December 22, 2022.

The revisions also apply requirements to aftermarket products such as pour spouts.

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[robin416]

Oh for pete's sake. I already can't use these newer cans with their need for four hands to release the gas and hold the can.

I got aggravated and ordered spouts from EZ Pour to make the new cans usable for me.

 

[Adirondackian]

Oh for pete's sake. I already can't use these newer cans with their need for four hands to release the gas and hold the can.

I got aggravated and ordered spouts from EZ Pour to make the new cans usable for me.

I just unscrew the caps and pour into a funnel. Not only are they a PIA to open from the get-go but the mechanisms fail after a year or two and they dont work anyway.

 

[GTX63]

EZ-POUR – Universal Fuel & Water Jug Spout

 

[robin416]

With the can I replaced the spout on I did need to add the vent or it took forever to empty it. I also pulled that stupid screen out that made it so hard to fill without spilling gas everywhere.

For my diesel can I got a rather expensive one from TSC that fills from the bottom. That way I can set it on the hood and refill the tank without having to hold it to refill.

 

[GTX63]

I bought a few of these at TSC. They are 5 gallons and can be heavy when full, but the are designed for gripping when pouring. They do come in different colors for diesel, water, etc.

 

[Wolf mom]

Pray tell me, how many of these congress people used gas cans on a regular basis like us homesteaders do? I bet some never even poured one.

So tired of people making laws to "save us from ourselves" when they know little to none about the subject.

 

[MoonRiver]

The only thing I need gas for is my riding mower. I started buying gas in a 2 gallon container to make it easier to pour.

 

[Shrek]

Posted 1/25/23 8:01 AM CST

Sounds like just another piece of junk my friends who buy them will ask me how to eliminate like I showed them how to fill a soda bottle cap with hot glue and form fit on capless nozzle cans after showing them how to cut out the base plug, remove the screen cup so the gas nozzle can go into the can while being filled and drill a vent hole and use a nylon screw to keep the water out.

They all ask me because when my 35 year old 5 gallon gas can split at the seam years after one of the guys borrowed it and lost the nozzle cap and I made a replacement , when I bought a new 5 gallon gas can safe for doofuses , within an hour I had a handful of scrap plastic and the can worked as well as a pre safety stupidity gadget outfitted can.

I have been using that gadget stripped can for 4 years so far and it hasn't leaked or caught fire.

 

[Darren]

The No Spill is the best can you can buy. You can fill a chain saw with a five gallon can and not spill a drop.

They are that easy to use. The icing on the cake is they flow as fast or as slow as you want given the built in vent.

They come in smaller sizes too.

Once you've used one you'll wonder why you messed with anything else.

 

[Adirondackian]

You can still get these online, at yard sales and estate sales. You could even make them if you had the inclination;

 

[Robotron]

I have moved to these. Too many failure with plastic ones. These cans are sealed well and won’t crack. Not cheap but neither continuing to replace plastic ones, let alone the leak.

 

[Robotron]

 

[Darren]

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Those are the safety cans that have been around for a long time. One class comes with a flame arrester.

 

[Orchardsmith]

EZ-POUR – Universal Fuel & Water Jug Spout

Smart. Those people will make lots of money and I'll help them do it. . . once the spouts from my 1980s gas cans fail, which hasn't happened yet.

 

[muleskinner2]

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This is the only kind of fuel can I own and use. You can set them in the bed of a truck, and unless you tip the truck over they will not fall over.

 

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

EZ-POUR – Universal Fuel & Water Jug Spout

have a bunch of them , even my can for bar oil has one , pop the screen out if using it for oil

I also use a lot of the solid caps Solid Base Cap Yellow – EZ-POUR
less expensive and when I am using bulk of my cans to move #2 off-road I have a big funnel with a screen in it when I fill the tank

 

[Nimrod]

Best gas can ever made.

Vintage BLITZ 5 GALLON Vented Plastic Gas Can with Flexible Spout | eBay

The can, with built in flexible plastic spout is in good condition. The interior is clean. The spout has little wear.

www.ebay.com

To pour you open the outer cap, pull out the flexible spout, open the vent, bend the spout to insert it in the gas tank, and then tilt the gas can to start gas flowing. No spilling as usually happens when trying to hit the gas tank opening with a rigid spout. No loose parts to lose.

They must have only made these for a few years because they are scarce. I have 2 six gallon and 1 one gallon. The one gallon one is handy for mixing gas for the two cycle engines.

 

[Big_Al]

I just unscrew the caps and pour into a funnel. Not only are they a PIA to open from the get-go but the mechanisms fail after a year or two and they dont work anyway.

This is what I do, too.
I use a transmission fluid funnel, with the long neck they make things easy.

 

[robin416]

Best gas can ever made.

Vintage BLITZ 5 GALLON Vented Plastic Gas Can with Flexible Spout | eBay

The can, with built in flexible plastic spout is in good condition. The interior is clean. The spout has little wear.

www.ebay.com

To pour you open the outer cap, pull out the flexible spout, open the vent, bend the spout to insert it in the gas tank, and then tilt the gas can to start gas flowing. No spilling as usually happens when trying to hit the gas tank opening with a rigid spout. No loose parts to lose.

They must have only made these for a few years because they are scarce. I have 2 six gallon and 1 one gallon. The one gallon one is handy for mixing gas for the two cycle engines.

Vintage is right. I'm still using mine that I got in GA in the early 90's. Doesn't have the flexible spout but does still have the spout cap. I've got the five gallon and the one gallon.

That side handle is awesome. I wish they'd bring those back.