You can either Invest in a big can or a couple of carbs.
When ethanol really causes problems is when it sits for awhile and especially in the carburetor. As long as your running your equipment every few days it doesnāt cause much of an issue and especially for the larger small engine carbs. It helps to add a fuel stabilizer to your gas such as Star Tron.
I do agree that ethanol free is much better choice. Our local gas station in my small town started carrying it but I donāt run it everyday in my pressure washer. I would if it sat a bunch. I do run ethanol free in my smaller stuff like my chain saws.
True remember he is a homeowner Iām sure it will sit.
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Good point. I didnāt even pay attention to the title. When he said he might pick up a 5 gallon can I was thinking what? That wonāt last a day!
I definitely agree with you that non ethanol is the way to go for him. Might not hurt to add some fuel stabilizer also.
Yes, absolutely, it definitely sits there. I do use gas stabilizer in my gas for that reason. I have taken to not even filling the PW all the way up since it gets used a couple times per month.
Probably makes sense to invest in the ābigā tank and to get ethanol free, can use in my yard equipment as well, although that gets used weekly.
Another option is installing a fuel shutoff between the gas tank and carb. When youāre almost done washing turn the fuel off, let it run out, and then drain the bowl. Thereās usually a little screw on the side or bottom to do so. Iād only do that if you were going a month or longer without using it or over winter. Some will even run the gas out, pour Sea Foam in the tank, and run that through the carb for over winter to clean out any gas. I would only go through that trouble if it was going to sit for a few months or longer. Most carbs are cheap enough itās easier to throw a new one on.
@gti16vman Keeping a full tank keeps moisture out of of the fuel. It gets hot during the day and cools off at at night. The tank acts similar to a pump sucking and expelling. You would want to keep tanks that sit as full as can be so you have less space for air to occupy.
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Yes 100p keep the tanks full
If you can say 100p I can say keep it one hunnit
Maybe the marked marked fuel is regional here. Itās not diesel, itās regular gas with a dye in it, normally used for farm vehicles or marine vessels.
We pay a ton of tax on fuel here under transportation act, so itās like a third less in cost. If you run it in your vehicle and you take it in for a service and they see the dye no one can work on your vehicle. But a lot of people use it for small engines as it doesnāt apply to them.
Probably more of of regional/rural thing. Like I said, I donāt run it in my machines though since I can apply some of my fuel costs to the business, had just been curious if anyone had.
Never knew itās used in gasoline! Where abouts is this?
Sure you can itās open forum
This is in British Columbia where I can get it. If you have a marked farm vehicle (actually has to be lettered up with farm registration) they will pump it, or any gas can.
Lucky guy being up there. Iām in Texas boo hoo, well the wife and kid are here so itās not bad 
They just do that for diesel fuel here in the States. No such thing for gasoline. Itās basically for all off road vehicles. Construction equipment, farming, etc. Anything driving on the highway is suppose to use the regular. Itās all about taxes or tax breaks.
I just use premium and Sta-Bil if the gas sits longer than a couple weeks.
Do any of you run off-road diesel in your PW burners?
