Comments on: Hot or Not? Mr. Funnel

By: Raelx

Raelx — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:25:23 +0000

When I was a kid my dad would always have a wad of mom’s old pantyhose stuffed into the small bottom section of the funnel used for filling the mover. Worked great and it was free. Added bonus the low cost encourages you to replace it frequently.

By: Brau

Brau — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:03:31 +0000

As I see it, it’s not about cleaning dirty gas, it’s about filling up in a dusty environment or from a gas can that’s been sitting long enough to become covered with debris. A funnel like this will definitely filter out anything that errantly falls into the funnel during the fill. Got someone else using a chainsaw upwind when you need to refill and this funnel could prove itself very useful. Many small engines do not employ decent filters and a small particle can easily plug their pinhole carbs.

By: rjerryc

rjerryc — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:26:03 +0000

What comes out of the pump is well-filtered. The reason your vehicle has filters is because of crap that develops in the tank of the vehicle - rust and such. Additional filtering to put that fuel into a lawnmower or rototiller? I just keep my gas cans capped and have never found any foreign material in the can. Not only would I NOT pay $20 for this gimmick, I wouldn’t use it if they were giving them away free! Now maybe, if they had designed it with a float at the bottom of the funnel stem that would shut of the flow when the tank was full……

By: Dr Bob

Dr Bob — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:29:15 +0000

Lou - oh, so that’s what that is…

Seriously, none of my stuff has gas gauges except the ones with the float in the cap.

By: Lou

Lou — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:58:24 +0000

Hot–As mentioned, fuel cans sitting in our sheds collect condensation as well as a little dirt every time we open it. Overall cheap piece of mind.

@ Dr Bob—Good point but do you not see the fuel gage right below the funnel?

@ Joe—There are other funnels that have screens for debris but they do not prevent water from entering the tank such as this one does.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:37:15 +0000

Concept-hot, price-not. I use a cheaper (I think it was $10) funnel that I’ve seen for sale lots of places. It looks like a big measuring cup, with a lid, a screen in the bottom, a shut-off valve, and a (crappy) extension hose. It may not be a hi-tech filter, but it keeps the crap in the gas can (and it is there) out of the mower, etc. Especially the weedeater, which needs the carb taken apart and cleaned pretty often if I don’t filter the gas. You can also easily pop the screen out if you want to get more flow (for oil, etc.) or to clean it. The lid keeps the inside of the funnel clean while it’s hanging on the shop wall.

By: Dr Bob

Dr Bob — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:45:40 +0000

I don’t use funnels for filling fuel tanks - the picture shows why. The funnel prevents you from seeing how full the tank is, so you’re more likely to overflow it and spill.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:07:34 +0000

question being if filtering is good enough at the pump why does my truck have two fuel filters?! hot to me

By: Blind

Blind — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:13:03 +0000

The fuel coming out of the pump at the station might be clean, but after sticking it in a gas can and letting it sit in my garage for a week or three before it gets put in a high compression engine? I could see the value in another filter.

And considering that the shop I talked to the other day said that they’ve been seeing a lot of gummed up filters and pumps lately with recent gas issues, I definitly see value in another filter.

By: WolfCreek

WolfCreek — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:06:30 +0000

Hot.

We use these at the golf course where I work. And when you’re talking about a $50,000 lawnmower you want the cleanest fuel possible.

By: David Bryan

David Bryan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:49:49 +0000

I’ve never seen a clean gas can in use. They’ve always got something nasty in ‘em. A lot of dirty gas gets sold, too, in the real world. You can’t fix many fuel-related problems for the price of this filter funnel, and it’s the kind of thing that’s mighty handy for putting gas in something in less-than-ideal, dirty conditions.

By: FourMat

FourMat — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:32:43 +0000

Well, it’s probably not necessary for lawn mowers, etc…but it’s a valuable tool for people who fly small airplanes. They use it as a last filter before the fuel goes into their tanks. Depending on the type of aircraft, some pilots mix a 50/50 ratio of regular fuel with the normal aircraft fuel. I went flying this summer with someone who build his own plane, and I was surprised to find out that the fuel we just bought at the local station had some level of water in it. Not a good thing to find out at 3000 feet.

By: ShopMonger

ShopMonger — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:16:48 +0000

Actually Dan brings up a valid point..
“My Splad” sails around the world and has a secondary filter that he uses before the deisel goes in the tank. However this is way to small for that but could be useful for the small engine on his Dory/ Tender/ Dingy.(small life raft with a 20hp outboard)

But over all NOT….. I agree with Chuck for demestic use it would be a waste….. Use it to buy more tools, or if you are really worried buy some fuel stablizer.

Another great reason we live in the best country in the world

By: dan

dan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:53:32 +0000

For what it is worth, I understand that the fuel in the us is much better managed then in many other countries. I once dreamt of sailing to foreign parts and most of the stuff I read strongly recommend filtering your fuel before it goes in to the tank.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:54:31 +0000

Not.

I could see it IF you had a remote storage tank that could possibly have rust in it, water, etc. or maybe if you were traveling in your car in a 3rd world country, but not in the US. Your corner gas station filters the fuel between the tank and the pump, anyway. There’s usually a filter between the pump innards and the nozzle, too, depending on the station.

The same stuff you don’t want in your tank, the station doesn’t want in the pump.

By: Uthor

Uthor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:51:31 +0000

Not.

After being filtered numerous times at the gas station, I see no reason to pay an additional $20+ to filter fuel one more time.

The only use I can come up with is to filter the kerosene I use to cleaning my motorcycle chain, but all year I’ve used about a pint of the stuff and can buy a couple gallons for $20.