I am more concerned with these new portable fuel tank like the 5 gallon gas cans you use for your lawnmower gas.
They all have these new "spill proof/evaporation proof" spouts.
on most of them you have to put pressure on the spout after unlocking it for fuel to flow.
What I have found is that when filling a small lawn mower tank with a small opening you spill more on the ground that you can get in the tank.
I bought a kerosene withone of these spouts and when the electric went out this winter I tried to fill the heater and found that you could not pour into a funnel with these spouts. As a result I had to fill a pitcher holding 5 gall can (about 40 lbs) with one hand and the pitcher with the other. This is quite a feet and creates quite a mess of spilled fuel.
Anyone else have issues with these?
So I have now disassembled the spout, took the spring mechnaism out and now use a rubber stopper to close it.



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