Posted by John in La on November 18, 2017 at 11:27:51 from (68.185.230.243):
In Reply to: fuel transfer tanks posted by tomturkey on November 18, 2017 at 08:51:10:
There are 2 sets of laws for the hauling of and onsite storage of fuel. Since you want to fill at the convenience store and haul it home yourself we will go with the hauling rules since they are stricter.
If you notice all these tanks are smaller than 119 gallons. That is because the DOT does not regulate diesel fuel in packages less than 119 gallons. This is because diesel is considered a combustible liquid. In layman terms this means the average Joe can haul as much diesel fuel as he wants as long as the package size stays below 119 gallons. Use a package size of 119 gallons or larger and you fall under DOT hazmat rules.
Also since diesel is a combustible you can use cheaper pumps that do not control static electricity as well.
Now lets talk gasoline. Gasoline is considered a class 3 flammable liquid with a packing group of II. It has a much lower flash point. ALL hazardous materials are regulated by DOT. Things like package labels. Yes it is against the law to haul gasoline in old roundup jugs for this package label reason. The DOT gives some exemptions for Materials of trade use that allows you to haul home 5 gallon jugs of gasoline but if you notice these jugs still have labels. For a packing group II this exemption ends a container sizes of 8 gallons. So in short it is against federal law to haul around a container larger than 8 gallons that once held gasoline. Yes even the empty container that once held gasoline is regulated until steam washed out.
So in short these northern tool containers are smaller than 119 gallons but larger than 8 gallons and have no gasoline labels so they are for transporting diesel fuel only.
And since gasoline is a flammable the pumps are not suitable also. They are not properly grounded to prevent static electricity.
The tank venting may not meet gasoline standards also but that is another subject that requires even more typing on my part.
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