<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">See! Wayne knows more than than the furnace dude! ANd he is a car service kinda of guy!!!!!!!<br>
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Gray Fowler<br>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>"Wayne Galligan" <wgalligan@goodsonacura.com></b></font>
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<br><font size=1 face="sans-serif"> Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?</font></table>
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<br><font size=2 face="Courier New">Its only a bomb if it is in the vapor state. A full bottle of fuel is still<br>
dangerous as a fire hazard but its the vapors that are of explosive nature.<br>
Your gas water heat is more of a source for explosion then anything<br>
especially if you keep gasoline nearby that can ventilate. Gas has a lower<br>
flash point then alcohol and is more dangerous as a fuel then alcohol.<br>
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Wayne G.<br>
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----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: "spbyrum" <spbyrum@hiwaay.net><br>
To: <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:07 AM<br>
Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<br>
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> Don't Ask, don't tell. Especially your wife. The guy who service our<br>
> furnace several years ago told my wife I was keeping a bomb in the<br>
> basement after he saw a jug of fuel. It took quite a bit of talking to<br>
> fix that one.<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<br>
> On Behalf Of Anthony Romano<br>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:43 AM<br>
> To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<br>
><br>
> A local hobby shop owner told me he was limited by the local fire<br>
> marshal in<br>
> how much fuel he could keep in the store. Anyone know any easy,<br>
> inconspicuous way to check this for a residence?<br>
><br>
> Anthony<br>
><br>
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> >From: "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm@paragon-inc.com><br>
> >Reply-To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> >To: <discussion@nsrca.org><br>
> >Subject: RE: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<br>
> >Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 21:50:52 -0400<br>
> ><br>
> >Shipping in quarts will allow you to ship UPS without the $5/gal<br>
> haz-mat<br>
> >fee. Most of the time though the fuel is shipped by motor freight,<br>
> which<br>
> >has similar regs, but different fees. If you're shipping more than<br>
> >#200lbs, (roughly 40gal), it's much cheaper to go freight.<br>
> ><br>
> >Non of these were PowerMasters motivation though...it was simply the<br>
> fire<br>
> >code issues. They spent considerable money revamping their assemblys<br>
> to<br>
> >fit the cans from the jugs. All cost they would have preferred to<br>
> skip.<br>
> >The benefits of size and packing just made the move more palatible.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> >-----Original Message-----<br>
> >From: T&C Brown [mailto:tncbrown@charter.net]<br>
> >Sent: Sun 7/6/2003 10:34 PM<br>
> >To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> >Cc:<br>
> >Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<br>
> ><br>
> >I believe Red Max shipped fuel in quarts is because of the Haz-mat<br>
> dilemma.<br>
> > But I could be mistaken. Also, at one time, Power Master was doing<br>
> it as<br>
> >well.<br>
> > ----- Original Message -----<br>
> > From: RUDDERCABL@aol.com<br>
> > To: discussion@nsrca.org<br>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 8:06 PM<br>
> > Subject: Re: Fuel Question... Why the metal cans?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > In a message dated 7/6/2003 5:30:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,<br>
> >ArestiPattern@aol.com writes:<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Added benefit to cans........UV protection, and Powermaster ships<br>
> 6<br>
> >gallons to a case instead of 4 of the plastic bottles.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I believe that you have hit on one of the real reasons why the<br>
> can .<br>
> >Becouse of the shape of the cans , more fuel can be shipped in the same<br>
><br>
> >size or slightly larger box. Much money is saved on shipping one box<br>
> >instead of two and the manufactor sells more fuel to the case. Red Max<br>
> was<br>
> >doing the same thing using quart size bottles and shipping five gallons<br>
> to<br>
> >the case .<br>
> ><br>
> > Over the last few years , myself and a couple of other flyers<br>
> have<br>
> >been buying fuel by the drum . We tap the drum and pour all the fuel<br>
> off<br>
> >into jugs at one time . Never had any problems with the fuel in four<br>
> years<br>
> >of doing this .<br>
> ><br>
> > Robert Gainey<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><< winmail.dat >><br>
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