No need for that...ethanol is 5% water.
Yes it does destroy small engine tools like chain saws, weed eaters, lawnmowers, and generators.
The alcohol damages the fuel system components, rots out gas tanks and jams the carbs with debris.
May devices of this kind only last two seasons..
On automobiles, they have been trying to correct the issues for more than 20 years. The most common issue is the in-tank fuel pumps...the alcohol degrades the once fluid tight connectors for the pump and instrumentation power, this causes the connectors to go prematurely bad causing a replacement and much aggravation as they just fail suddenly.
Yeah I have proof.... I have 7 chainsaws and three weed eaters in buckets. I have 3 replaced fuel pumps in 125K miles. 2 pumps on another car with 70K miles...2 screwed up generators as well... And that's just me!
“7 chainsaws ...three weed eaters...5 replaced fuel pumps...2 generators as well... And that’s just me!”
So - what your saying is ethanol is good for the economy!
A neighbor (mechanic) told me about some stuff called “Sarbrite Startron” Enzyme Fuel Treatment. On the label it says “Cures & Prevents Ethanol Problems”. I’ll give it a try. The guy that sold me my chainsaw said to run all of my small engine stuff once a week and you’ll never have a problem. It runs the water through before it gets to be too large of a percentage.
Every once in awhile I try - but after two weeks in a row I then skip it for 6 weeks until I remember again. The power tools are still okay, the generator......??
Fuel ethanol is not 5 percent water. It is always less than 1 percent, usually a lot less, unless contaminated.
That's because you leave fuel in the tank with a vented cap. It pulls water out of the air and that causes your problems.
I have 7 chainsaws and three weed eaters in buckets.
On that point, you might be better off running hardware-store 2-stroke fuel, but the huge snowmobile industry up here has not had serious problems with the fuel according to the Maine Snowmobile Association.
I have 3 replaced fuel pumps in 125K miles. 2 pumps on another car with 70K miles...2 screwed up generators as well... And that's just me!
It probably is you. The main thing that kills in-tank pumps is running them too low on fuel as they use the fuel as a coolant and lubricant. The generators should be run dry of fuel or have a piece of plastic put under the cap when not in use.
If you take the carbs apart, clean them and put them back together, they should be just fine.