NO DEISEL IN GAS CAN?
The gas station attendant here in Portland Oregon refused to sell me deisel when she saw it was going into my old plastic gas can saying it is against the law. She said I would need to fill out a for...
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The regulations require:
A single, self-venting opening for filling and pouring with no separate vents or openings.
A permeation-resistant container that permits no more than 0.3 grams per gallon per day of hydrocarbon emissions.
Automatic closure, such as a nozzle that automatically springs to the closed position when the user is not pouring from the container
Childproof features as outlined by the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act
Translation:
The regulations require:
A single opening that's a pain in the rear to open for filling.
A complex nozzle design to encourage spillage.
No air vent to make dispensing from the container as slow as possible.
Flimsy nozzle construction to ensure limited lifetime.
