Ohio Steel 25 Gallon Fuel Daddy

put 5 gals in after assembly to test for leaks. waited 24 hrs. no leak. put in back of pickup took to gas station to fill. could only get in 22 gals safely. Put in shed upright and stored . Winter was coming so didn't check on until after Christmas. approx. mid January checked on. There was a small puddle of gas on shed floor. leaking around brass fitting where hose hooks up. Not good. placed in horizontal position to keep gas from leaking. Takes up lot of space that way.

Decided to empty fuel daddy because of leak. wheeled out to pickup and pressed nozzle handle to transfer gas to truck. Nothing happened. Looking at where hose attaches to plastic tank, there was a shutoff valve. Oops!! No Handle to turn valve! Using pliers to open valve, Then still nothing. No gas flow. Eventually had to get ramps, get the whole thing in truck bed above truck gas tank to get gravity flow out of fuel daddy. Really ticked off by now. Calling PED today. Want to see what they say about it.

put 5 gals in after assembly to test for leaks. waited 24 hrs. no leak. put in back of pickup took to gas station to fill. could only get in 22 gals safely. Put in shed upright and stored . Winter was coming so didn't check on until after Christmas. approx. mid January checked on. There was a small puddle of gas on shed floor. leaking around brass fitting where hose hooks up. Not good. placed in horizontal position to keep gas from leaking. Takes up lot of space that way.

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Believe it or not I got the unit without the fuel hose and handle. Yes I called and got the hose and handle a little over a week, installed it, and put in 5 gal. of gas in it for a leak test. Guess what, it didn't leak where I connected it, but it leaked at the factory installed cut-off valve at the base connector. And guess what else, a flat tire. Put air in it and by the morning, FLAT. I have yet to completely fill it. I'm afraid!

If you need a 25 gal. storage container, either don't buy one from Ohio Steel or expect to do some work on it yourself before
use. I hope you have more guts than me, to completely fill it, if you get one that is. When I had to remove the remainder 3 gal. left, (about 2 gal. leaked overnight) the vacuum created in the tank would not allow proper flow out of the handle. Had to open the cap. As far as there warranty, If they put out a product this bad, don't expect much!

Believe it or not I got the unit without the fuel hose and handle. Yes I called and got the hose and handle a little over a week, installed it, and put in 5 gal. of gas in it for a leak test. Guess what, it didn't leak where I connected it, but it leaked at the factory installed cut-off valve at the base connector. And guess what else, a flat tire. Put air in it and by the morning, FLAT. I have yet to completely fill it. I'm afraid!

If you need a 25 gal. storage container, either don't... more