AFAIK, they're required by the EPA everywhere in the USA. Along with a fine of $150 per each non-compliant can sold by any retailer. That's why you can't find the non-compliant ones anymore
Picked up two 5 GAL (there were more) at a Mobile Home park "sidewalk sale" last Spring. $ 1.50 and $ 2.00 ea. Got some DIAZINON for FREE too ! Still factory sealed
Hum, I could go into the smuggling business. Gas cans, shower heads and toilets that flush giant loads like my old one. I think I read somewhere where smuggling R12 refrigerant from Mexico was a bigger business than smuggling cocaine. What do I know, I ostensibly obey the law, at least the ones I understand.
TDD
What? The light bulbs or government minions? *snicker*
TDD
True... Best to put a big disclaimer on the ad - "Not To Be Used for Gas Containers". That should surely solve the problem.
I would like to point out that the best-flushing toilets I ever saw are
1.6 gallon ones. There are some good ones out there.As opposed to earlier 1.6 gallon/flush toilets so lousy as to possibly support an argument that these 1.6 gallon toilets were made in an attempt to sabotage government regulations on toilets.
Meanwhile, I am aware of lightbulb applications where CFLs are not suitable. Thankfully, the upcoming incandescent ban has a set of loopholes wide enough to reroute the Mississippi River through. Sadly, this even permits selling incandescents that can be used where "standard" ones are, but have even lower energy efficiecy than "standard" ones have. (Such as "traffic signal" and "rough service" / vibration service".)
aemeijers wrote in news:z8KdndDLtr_Qd47RnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:
Yeah, the same kid that asked what I needed oil for when I was looking for it. He didn't know lawnmowers use 10w30.
It's so they can sell more gas due to the can heating up and forcing the gas out the spout when someone forgets to a) take the pour tube out and or b) leaves the vent hole closed.
I have a yellow one that I've had for years and use for waste fluids.
Robert Neville wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:
That's what we have up here in Canada. I'm seeing California-approved 1.5 gallon gas cans with what /must/ be CARB-approved nozzles. I say "must" because of how extraordinarily difficult it is to manipulate them so that they will actually dispense gasoline.
And right next to them on the shelf are the old-style corrugated yellow nozzles for about $4 each. They're a perfect fit in place of the difficult nozzles. Alongside are sold the little caps you use to seal off the cap when the nozzle is inverted for storage.
Actually, the yellow nozzles aren't precisely the old-style, as they now incorporate a small vent tube immediately above the delivery tube. The vent tube would be necessary on account of the fact that the can itself has no vent hole at its rear.
The brand-name on all of the above is "Scepter".
consignment and farm auctions
Smitty Two wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com:
Somebody's already doing that!
The product and package shown is the very same one I see for $4 (full-retail) pretty much everywhere up here.
Go to it, guys!
Looks like nobody can sell 5-gallon non CARB gasoline jerry jugs anymore:
So the question isn't where can we get non-CARB gasoline cans ... but where can we get decent six-gallon gasoline cans!
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