Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?

[Henderson,Eric]

No more dangerous than a can of denatured alcohol, paint thinners etc. A 5 gal can of snow blower gas would take the house down faster...

-----Original Message-----
From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Wayne Galligan
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:41 AM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?


Its only a bomb if it is in the vapor state.  A full bottle of fuel is still
dangerous as a fire hazard but its the vapors that are of explosive nature.
Your gas water heat is more of a source for explosion then anything
especially if you keep gasoline nearby that can ventilate.  Gas has a lower
flash point then alcohol and is more dangerous as a fuel then alcohol.

Wayne G.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "spbyrum" <spbyrum at hiwaay.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?


> Don't Ask, don't tell.  Especially your wife.  The guy who service our
> furnace several years ago told my wife I was keeping a bomb in the
> basement after he saw a jug of fuel.  It took quite a bit of talking to
> fix that one.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> On Behalf Of Anthony Romano
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:43 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?
>
> A local hobby shop owner told me he was limited by the local fire
> marshal in
> how much fuel he could keep in the store. Anyone know any easy,
> inconspicuous way to check this for a residence?
>
> Anthony
>
>
> >From: "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
> >Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?
> >Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 21:50:52 -0400
> >
> >Shipping in quarts will allow you to ship UPS without the $5/gal
> haz-mat
> >fee.  Most of the time though the fuel is shipped by motor freight,
> which
> >has similar regs, but different fees.  If you're shipping more than
> >#200lbs, (roughly 40gal), it's much cheaper to go freight.
> >
> >Non of these were PowerMasters motivation though...it was simply the
> fire
> >code issues.  They spent considerable money revamping their assemblys
> to
> >fit the cans from the jugs.  All cost they would have preferred to
> skip.
> >The benefits of size and packing just made the move more palatible.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: T&C Brown [mailto:tncbrown at charter.net]
> >Sent: Sun 7/6/2003 10:34 PM
> >To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >Cc:
> >Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?
> >
> >I believe Red Max shipped fuel in quarts is because of the Haz-mat
> dilemma.
> >  But I could be mistaken.  Also, at one time, Power Master was doing
> it as
> >well.
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: RUDDERCABL at aol.com
> >   To: discussion at nsrca.org
> >   Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 8:06 PM
> >   Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?
> >
> >
> >   In a message dated 7/6/2003 5:30:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >ArestiPattern at aol.com writes:
> >
> >
> >     Added benefit to cans........UV protection, and Powermaster ships
> 6
> >gallons to a case instead of 4 of the plastic bottles.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >      I believe that you have hit on one of the real reasons why the
> can .
> >Becouse of the shape of the cans , more fuel can be shipped in the same
>
> >size or slightly larger box. Much money is saved on shipping one box
> >instead of two and the manufactor sells more fuel to the case.  Red Max
> was
> >doing the same thing using quart size bottles and shipping five gallons
> to
> >the case .
> >
> >      Over the last few years , myself and a couple of other flyers
> have
> >been buying fuel by the drum . We tap the drum and pour all the fuel
> off
> >into jugs at one time . Never had any problems with the fuel in four
> years
> >of doing this .
> >
> >   Robert Gainey
> >
> >
> >
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