Good question. There are some materials that enhance the storage of gasoline, such as Stabil, but even that doesn't give gasoline the staying power of diesel.
Gasoline is a more VOC [Volatile Organic Compound] and the "Volatile" components gas off in evaporation, or degrade to less volatile by re-combination to form "varnish" and other less volatile materials.. thus, "stale gas" which does not ignite well, which produces less heat energy, and isn't as "desirable". Safe storage is yet another issue for gasoline. Since it is a VOC, it will emit vapors, which will ignite easily, and present a real hazard for residential storage. Gasoline in an enclosed space, with any ignition source, [ie, static electric spark, for example] is a real threat to safety. All those factors strongly influence my decision to have diesel generators and equipment at my ranch, which is remote from any fire service, and being remote, requires fuel storage. Bottom line, diesel equipment costs more, diesel cost more, safety isn't free. On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 10:27 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > G Mann wrote: > >OTOH.. it does feel comforting to >fill up at the pumps and spend >1/2 > what I > >had been. > > I know diesel fuel will store indefinitely, but is there any way to store > gasoline for more than a month or two, without it going bad? Some of us do > have room. > > Rick > Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
