How to store gas for your generator for years | Cooley

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Is your generator ready if the lights go out today? Or is the fuel so old the thing won't even start? Follow these tips to keep your gas lasting for years.

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[quadsman]

Extremely ACCURATE and solid advice !
We are a small engine service facility, and see literally dozens of ethenol fuel related damaged carburetors every single month !
While we do sell a quality fuel stabilizer called
Gas-Shok !
That I highly recommend by the way !
It by far exceeds the commonly found fuel stabilizer you find in your local auto parts store, or discount store.
( I won't call it by name )
But it's just not worth the money !
The pre-containerized racing fuels are optimal for longer term storage !
What they did not mention here,
( and this is critical )
You MUST exercise your generator once a month !
Ten or fifteen minutes every month !
( Always allow your generator to cool down before refueling )
And please folks, refueling MUST be done OUTSIDE, and in a WELL VENTILATED area !
Make a point to mark your selected exercise day on your calendar.
Pick an easy day for you to regularly perform this little exercise once a month !
It doesn't hurt to actually plug something in to your generator, make sure it is actually making power every month !
This is a very important step folks, and will help insure that your generator will run properly when you need to count on it the most !
Not to mention, most generator manufacturers recommend this exercise !
PLEASE MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR GENERATORS OUTSIDE, AND IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA AT ALL TIMES !
( NO EXCEPTIONS ON THIS )

[tacbear]

Very Good...you just forgot one thing. When you decide to store your GenSet (Lawn Mower, 4 wheeler or any other small engine powered device)..while it is running turn the FUEL supply off and let it run until it dies. This will all but empty the carburetor fuel bowl! Been doing this for 40 years and never had a gummed up carburetor.

[chuckentleutner]

Always store gas in the container full as possible, regardless of what kind it is. Helps keep out moisture

[Imwright]

Wawa sells ethanol free fuel. They cal, it boat fuel. Currently in 2019 it’s $3.05 a gallon. Lots of marinas sell it also. Way cheaper than race fuel.

[danielbridgewater]

I was planning on storing my gas next to an open Sure glad you said something.

[irchrisb]

Good advice. One thing I do to keep fuel fresh is to rotate my stock. I use Stabil in my stored fuel, but I also pour it into my cars after 6 months or so, and refill the cans. I also run my generator every few months to expose any problems before I need it. I shut it down by turning off the fuel, letting it die, and then try to restart it three times with the fuel off.

[brucesteger]

When living in Southern Florida, we had five 6 gallon gas cans just for the generator! On June first, the gas we stored for hurricane season, we put into our cars! We then refilled these five gas cans with gas and stable for the hurricane season! We have had no problems with our cars or the generator in the 30 years we did this!! Now that we live in the Lake Tahoe area, we have three 6 gallon gas cans for the generator and snowblower! Stable works just fine!!!

[imty]

I could watch Cooley talk about anything all day. Please make your own channel once your contract is done with Roadshow.

[rosewoodsteel]

Thanks for the video and great information!
I can't afford the ethanol free gas you referred to, but this is what I have been doing successfully for the last 10 years.
I treat my gasoline with Stabil (one of the treatments that didn't pass the professor's test) and mark the date I purchased the gas, on the can, with a magic marker. When it is close to a year, I dump the unused gasoline into one of our cars and start the process over. Every so often, one of the cans is a month or two passed the "expiration date' and the gasoline worked fine.
I keep many more than the two 5 gallon cans the "gas police" supposedly allow, and have been using Sam's Club gasoline. BTW, Honda carbs are famous for the problem you mentioned.

[cynthiamcwhorter]

That reminds me I need to crank up our generator and let it run. Before my dad passed away he bought a huge generator so big which stands about 4 ft tall. He said to run it every once in awhile. So thank you.

[jmalinowski]

I wish this guy could teach everyone everything. This country would be so much smarter due to his listenablity.

[beaker]

Ethanol was the dumbest thing we ever did with gasoline.

[mac]

Once every few months, pour the gas from the cans into your car and refill the cans.

[atubebuff]

This guy is a GREAT communicator. Don't know him but will definitely follow.

[prestonthomas]

This guy was very articulate, never missed a beat.

[mikekearsley]

Absolutely fantastic I live in the Seattle metro area and i can buy 100 octane aircraft fuel from Kenmore Air (located on the North end of Lake Washington). this fuel is non leaded and no ethanol. The price of the fuel is about $5.00 a gallon. I use this in my chain saw and generator. Brian really like your vids, THANKS

[jackrabbit]

Or, people should rise up and demand that governments stop pushing ethanol fuel, which is no fit-for-purpose, and allow folks to use fuel in its optimal form.

[thaiwin]

I didn't know ethanol was so unfaithful to petrol. Water is such a home wrecker for so many compounds.

[johnborton]

Only 4 miles from my address in Tennessee, a gas station has an ethanol free gasoline 91 octane option for small engine, marine uses or any non-diesel engine for that matter. It's really nice and handy for fillng a 5 gallon container for my lawn equipment, so I don't have to worry about corrosion damage or the like. Also I fill up my car's tank every fourth time to help keep water contamination down and octane level up to a good range. The price is usually only about 60 to 70 cents more per gallon. Peace out!

[armandomarin-arias]

Mr. Cooley speaks fast and clearly. Kudos!.