What happened to hands free pumps?

[Singel]

None of the stations I go to have them anymore, and I don't think nthey have for a while...I remember they introduced them maybe like 7 years ago, why did they take them away?

I'm guessing people maybe left them going on the ground or something costing money and environmental damage?

[ryder_23]

Well we took them out of our gas bar due to possible electrical shock with the metal clamps. You've probably seen videos of people starting to pump, sit in there car, get out without grounding on the chassis, and ground on the metal clip, which caused a little spark, which ignited fumes etc... the odd station still has them, i think its more of company safety policy, more then a rule. People still just stick gas cap underneath it. Also, if the safety fails to clip off, then gas will keep pumping. Never seen anyone put a pump on the ground tho

[nismodrifter]

They were removed because of obvious safety issue, stick your cap under neath it and its teh same shiat

[badseed]

I've noticed this too. I hate stading in the cold fillin up my riz. Gas cap works fine but then you gotta watch the stupid meter incase you overfill.

[elimit]

huh ..what is this, can someone explain the method
never seen anything like that in ONt.

[DJ Lazy]

Originally posted by elimit
huh ..what is this, can someone explain the method
never seen anything like that in ONt.

There use to be a small metal clip inside the handle of the gas pumps, so that you can flip in down and it locks the handle in place, so you don't have to stand there holding it yourself. which means in -40 weather you could lock it, get it your car and wait, then it usually snaps out when your full...

[FiveFreshFish]

I keep an old pair of gloves for refilling. Hands stay warm and don't reek of fuel when you're done.

[rio_rex]

the canadian tire gas station i go to still has the clip thing

[eb0i]

Originally posted by FiveFreshFish
I keep an old pair of gloves for refilling. Hands stay warm and don't reek of fuel when you're done.

this is what i end up doing too, works great and no stinky gas hands

[hockeybronx]

I always fill up at Murphy, and they still have the clips.

[sexualbanana]

If you have your gas cap underneath the handle, would it still snap out when it's full?

[hockeybronx]

Originally posted by sexualbanana
If you have your gas cap underneath the handle, would it still snap out when it's full?

Yeah I've seen it done, I didn't think it would but it did.

[BigBearWest]

Originally posted by sexualbanana
If you have your gas cap underneath the handle, would it still snap out when it's full?

Yea it does

[theken]

as soon as gas goes back into the nozzle the flow stops, it doesn't matter where the handle is

[dieselpower91]

Originally posted by theken
as soon as gas goes back into the nozzle the flow stops, it doesn't matter where the handle is

Exactly. Think of it this way, when you go to a station that's doesn't have the tab, you are pumping, once it is full it 'clicks' off and stops flowing even if you are still holding the lever.
I've seen a bunch of people get yelled at by gas station employees for putting there gas cap under the lever.

[Charon]

Originally posted by dieselpower91


I've seen a bunch of people get yelled at by gas station employees for putting there gas cap under the lever.

Really??? Cant wait for them to do that to me. I dont take kindly to being yelled at.

[Nissanaddict]

coop gas bars still have em (at least the one I worked at in shawnessy) reminded me though....the driveaway security video. hilarious......he fills his car....looks around....right left, right, left, lays the nozzle nicely on the ground, and in his car, and he's gone. lol....so we caught his plate on camera. We watched it so many times.

[ryder_23]

Originally posted by Nissanaddict
coop gas bars still have em (at least the one I worked at in shawnessy) reminded me though....the driveaway security video. hilarious......he fills his car....looks around....right left, right, left, lays the nozzle nicely on the ground, and in his car, and he's gone. lol....so we caught his plate on camera. We watched it so many times.

only happened to you once? shit, most gas bars have 500$ + a month in driveoffs. we got a report for the gas bars in calgary with the worst driveoff record, and its the safeway one off of 32nd NE i believe. they have like 1500$+ a month

they've been talkin about implementing the pay before you pump, like alot of places in the us have. so i think alot of pay at the pumps will be happening soon.

[sputnik]

the safeway gas station on 130th ave se has the hands free pumps.

[Phuqu]

Originally posted by ryder_23




they've been talkin about implementing the pay before you pump, like alot of places in the us have. so i think alot of pay at the pumps will be happening soon.

I will push my car to a different station than use a gas station that has me pay for it before I pump.

If I remember correctly I still live in Canada. I hate going to the US and having to pay before pumping.