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plastic suited to hold gasoline / petrol ? cheapest containers for gasoline
I thought of using those 2 litre juice plastic bottles (like the Marigold ones) to hold gasoline as there's offer for gasoline currently. But there are links in the Net that gasoline will dissolve plastic : is this true?
What are the cheapest containers to hold gasoline/petrol?
What are the cheapest containers to hold gasoline/petrol?
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Make sure that any container you get is certified. Keeping petrol in non-certified containers is risky and also any insurance company won't be happy with that.
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there normally are regulations on which containers can be used for storage of gasoline and pumping stations are forbidden from pumping gasoline into unapproved containers
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There are links on the Net that say HDPE is not suitable but there are links that say it's suitable.
I just got a 5litre HDPE container from a hardware store: the store owner told me it's safe for gasoline & kerosene.
As for my fruit juice (quite hardy) container, I thought of testing with a little gasoline to see if it could hold. Suppose it dissolves a bit of the plastic, will this degrade or contaminate the gasoline to the extent that the gasoline become unsuitable for the car's engine?
I just got a 5litre HDPE container from a hardware store: the store owner told me it's safe for gasoline & kerosene.
As for my fruit juice (quite hardy) container, I thought of testing with a little gasoline to see if it could hold. Suppose it dissolves a bit of the plastic, will this degrade or contaminate the gasoline to the extent that the gasoline become unsuitable for the car's engine?
Only use certified containers that you purchase locally and can see the certification. You want first to be safe and second to keep the gasoline clean.
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Noted w thanks, will use up the stock & not keep gasoline for too long