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Once every two to three years I drag out the old gas power washer. It's the last gas item I have. Most electric PW's don't have the power and I have no need to just toss something that still works relatively well. It sits outside 365 days a year. The pump and engine still work well.
The rant - I had to replace my gas "can" this year. The plastic one that is 20+ years old, the spout crumbled when I tried to bend it. The new gas "can", plastic again of course, is the most absurd thing I've seen in a number of years. It has more "safety" devices built in than I've ever seen and they do nothing but make it almost useless. First the spout has a latch you have to push to be able to unscrew it. Then there is a filter inside, then the kicker - to pour gas, you must first press lever 1, then you push the whole button "2" forward and it opens the valve to pour gas. I think it says spill proof on the outside. The first thing I did was manage to spill gas because I had the buttons engaged and it didn't pour. So as I messed with the button and had moved the spout from the tank, sure enough gas poured out.
I use the power washer so seldom that the carburetor gets gummed up with old gas. At $17 each I just buy a new one every few years and replace it. The Honda engine then starts literally on the first pull every time. I just ordered the next carburetor so it is on the shelf waiting for a few years down the road, but I may have to start shopping newer power washers. I don't want to replace this one, but the stupidity in the name of safety for what we've done to gas "can's" may just push me over the edge.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Scepter-2-Gal-Smart-Control-Gas-Can-FR1G201/307375063
The rant - I had to replace my gas "can" this year. The plastic one that is 20+ years old, the spout crumbled when I tried to bend it. The new gas "can", plastic again of course, is the most absurd thing I've seen in a number of years. It has more "safety" devices built in than I've ever seen and they do nothing but make it almost useless. First the spout has a latch you have to push to be able to unscrew it. Then there is a filter inside, then the kicker - to pour gas, you must first press lever 1, then you push the whole button "2" forward and it opens the valve to pour gas. I think it says spill proof on the outside. The first thing I did was manage to spill gas because I had the buttons engaged and it didn't pour. So as I messed with the button and had moved the spout from the tank, sure enough gas poured out.
I use the power washer so seldom that the carburetor gets gummed up with old gas. At $17 each I just buy a new one every few years and replace it. The Honda engine then starts literally on the first pull every time. I just ordered the next carburetor so it is on the shelf waiting for a few years down the road, but I may have to start shopping newer power washers. I don't want to replace this one, but the stupidity in the name of safety for what we've done to gas "can's" may just push me over the edge.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Scepter-2-Gal-Smart-Control-Gas-Can-FR1G201/307375063
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