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How to Winterize & Store Equipment- What Most People DONT KNOW

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To properly stabilize your fuel, it's essential to mix the fuel stabilizer, such as STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer Storage formula, into your fresh gasoline *before* adding it to your equipment. Pour the recommended amount of fuel stabilizer directly into your gasoline can, then fill the can with gasoline. This method ensures the stabilizer is thoroughly mixed. Once the stabilized fuel is prepared, pour it into the fuel tank of the equipment you intend to store. After filling, start the equipment and run it for at least 5 minutes. This operating time is crucial for the stabilized fuel to circulate throughout the entire fuel system, including the carburetor, fuel lines, and fuel filter, ensuring all components are protected. Do not add the stabilizer directly to the equipment's fuel tank without pre-mixing, as it may not distribute evenly.

Goal: Protect the fuel system with stabilizer for long-term storage.

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  • Gasoline Can Red Gasoline Can — Mixing fuel with stabilizer before adding to equipment
  • Power Tools/Equipment Various — The items being prepared for storage (e.g., lawnmower, trimmer, leaf blower)
  • Fresh Gasoline Unspecified — To be stabilized and used in power tools
  • STA-BIL Fuel Stabilizer Storage STA-BIL — To prevent fuel degradation during storage

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All right. The next thing we got to cover is actually how to mix your stabilizer into your fuel system. You actually want to mix it into the fuel tank itself and then pour that into the equipment individually. You don't want to add stabilizer directly into your individual pieces of equipment because you just won't get the right amount in. So, by adding it into your fuel tank, you ensure that you get the right amount of fuel stabilizer into your fuel and also you stabilize your fuel for the rest of the season. The one I choose to use is by Stabil. This is designed specifically to stabilize fuel longterm, but there's a trick to using this product. When you put it in the machine, you got to allow it to work its way through the entire system. That means running and operating the machine for at least 5 minutes.

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