If you are going to store fuel don't store it directly on a concrete floor. If you do you are guaranteed to get water in it. Put in on blocks or similar off the concrete.
I reckon that's an "Old husband's tale" (as Don Bourke would say ) If you're referring to the hot/cold/expansion/contraction/condensation thing, then it's only an issue if the lid seals are not up to scratch.. If the lid seals are not up to scratch, you can hang the containers from the rafters, and you will still get condensation! I make sure the lid seals on my jerries are always up to scratch (no air/moisture gets past 'em ), and have not, in 30+ years doing what I do, ever had a problem with moisture contamination of fuel stored on concrete (in well-sealed containers) out of the weather (YMMV) Condensation on the underside of the (steel) containers is a separate issue, and for this reason I usually (but not always) put some cardboard (or whatever's handy) underneath them to lessen the likelihood of rust.. seems to have worked OK so far.. Plenty of times I've forgotten/couldn't be bothered to do this, and it's made no difference to the fuel within.... Also on the condensation issue, I try to avoid filling (or even opening) fuel containers during 'inclement' weather conditions, due to the moisture-laden air...
I parked up my car for 14 months without it even getting cranked over. It needed a new battery, started it up and it drove fine to the petrol station, was a bit bumpy because of the tyres. The tank was very low, not sure if I left it that way or it slowly evaporated through breather.
timing is everything.... http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-...l-gas-or-solar-will-become-no-1-energy-source
"Shell Predicts That Natural Gas Or Solar Will Become The No. 1 Energy Source" Shell predicts my azz It's been stairing us in the face since the 70-80's. No other country has such a high useage of LPG like us Some aussie came up with LPG injection into diesels , save a packet on long hall trips in semi's When we exported LPG to Indo, they put the tanks on the roofracks :lol: KAABOOM :lol:
If there is long permanent disruption or long term price spikes, can convert cars to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Australia has plenty of Natural Gas. All you need is petrol stations to start offering CNG along with LPG Even the tax office has anticipated this - there is already a duty on CNG used for transport (I came across this googling CNG)
Any of you guys seen the "Its always sunny in Philadelphia" episode when they try to sell fuel door to door? - this thread reminds me of that.
Stack fuel! Burn rubber - lets go for a ride! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpDLeo4lcCg[/youtube]
I think you're thinking of LNG/CNG. LPG is a by-product of oil processing into petrol etc. US at the moment are in the process of converting their diesel trucks/ferrys/whatnot to LNG, as they've found quite a lot of it locally.
its just a matter of symantics... U.S. gas is the term for petrol while 'propane' is the ubiqutous term for all gaseous fuels. CNG LPG LNG... they're all go-go-gasses.
I disagree. Yes they're all gases and are used pretty similar in the engines. However they're quite different in how you extract/produce them. LPG is being produced as a by product of oil fracking, i.e. when you process oil to make petrol you get some LPG as a by product. LNG/CNG is being extracted/mined from the Earth as a gas then condensed/liquefied for transportation/use. Australia has a lot of NG (natural gas), but no/very little oil. Same in US - big discoveries of NG to the point there they're now building enormous export facilities for LNG. There is: No oil refining - no LPG.
May be a wrong word, but I was referring to what oil refinery does, i.e. divide oil into it's fractions: heavy products, petrol, lighter products: kerosin etc. Not mining frakking.
