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OPERATING MANUAL
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Fill container on the ground. Never fill the portable petrol container while it is sitting inside
a vehicle, trailer, trunk, or pick-up truck bed. ALWAYS place container on the ground to be
filled.
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Keep nozzle in contact with container. Keep nozzle in contact with the portable container
at all times while filling. Manually control the flow of petrol. Do NOT rely on the nozzles
lock-open device.
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Use a portable container made of metal or conductive plastic. It will dissipate charge to
ground more readily.
TYPICAL SOURCES OF STATIC ELECTRIC HAZARDS DURING
FUELLING
The following objects can accumulate a static electric charge and cause an ignition spark in
typical fuelling situations:
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Ungrounded tanks/containers.
Any ungrounded fuel tank or container can accumulate
a static electric charge as a result of contact with other objects or friction during
transportation. This static electricity can discharge as a spark to the grounded petrol
dispenser nozzle, as the nozzle is first brought close to the tank/container at the beginning
of the fuelling process.
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Flowing Petrol.
Most people are not aware that petrol accumulates static electric charge
while flowing through a hose or pipe. This charge then transfers to and accumulates in
the gas tank or container that is being filled. The total amount of charge accumulation
depends on the amount of gas pumped into the container, the speed with which it is
pumped, and whether or not the tank/container is grounded. If sufficient static electric
charge accumulates in the fuel tank or container during the fuelling process, the tank/
container may discharge a spark to the grounded petrol dispenser nozzle.
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Persons.
A person dispensing the petrol can carry a static electric charge on their body,
typically resulting from contact with their car seat or electronics. The static electricity
can discharge as a spark between that person’ s hand and either the grounded dispenser
nozzle or the fuel tank opening.
RECOMMENDED OIL TYPE
Climate determines proper engine oil viscosity. Select oil type based on temperature indicated
from below chart (source: Society of Automotive Engineers).
Fill oil to the
bottom lip of the
dipstick
