Rob Mayercik
Veteran Member
Been using PowerService additive in my ALH for years now, primarily for lubricity to maximize IP life - Silver in the warmer months, White in the winter to enhance anti-gel factors. Run about 8oz/fillup (once upon a time, I had a PS bottle that said 4oz per 15 gallons, double that if any bio content, and for a while the Sunoco stations on the GS Parkway had a sticker on their diesel pumps that said the fuel contained up to 5% bio.
In any event, I buy the PS in 64 or 80 ounce jugs, and use those to refill a set of 4 6-oz bottles I keep in the trunk (white set for winter, silver set for summer). I fill through a funnel, since the larger jugs have a wider mouth than the small one.
However, it seems like almost every time I refill the smaller bottles, the stuff ends up dribbling down the large jug and dripping on the ledge holding the small bottles and/or the floor. I've tried mulitple orientations of the large jug while pouring, to no avail. I used to think it was because of the foil seal you have to pierce to open the jug the first time, but a year or two back PS moved to a different seal that has a "pull flap" that takes that off cleanly, and I'm still dripping most of the time. It's almost as if PS is buying their larger jugs from a "dribble glass" manufacturer (for those that are unfamiliar with the term, it's a joke item that looks like a normal glass but is designed intentionally to dribble/drip on the person drinking from it). A couple years ago I bought a bottle of Howes when it was all I could get with anti-gel, and had no dribbling issues.
Has anyone else had dribbling problems when doing this sort of thing? if so, I'd be interested in hearing how you mitigated the issue. I'm seriously considering trying to modify a cap to incorporate a spout, a manual pump of some sort, or maybe two hoses (one to dispense, one wtih a squeeze bulb to get a sort of "garden sprayer" effect), as the dribbling is rather annoying.
In any event, I buy the PS in 64 or 80 ounce jugs, and use those to refill a set of 4 6-oz bottles I keep in the trunk (white set for winter, silver set for summer). I fill through a funnel, since the larger jugs have a wider mouth than the small one.
However, it seems like almost every time I refill the smaller bottles, the stuff ends up dribbling down the large jug and dripping on the ledge holding the small bottles and/or the floor. I've tried mulitple orientations of the large jug while pouring, to no avail. I used to think it was because of the foil seal you have to pierce to open the jug the first time, but a year or two back PS moved to a different seal that has a "pull flap" that takes that off cleanly, and I'm still dripping most of the time. It's almost as if PS is buying their larger jugs from a "dribble glass" manufacturer (for those that are unfamiliar with the term, it's a joke item that looks like a normal glass but is designed intentionally to dribble/drip on the person drinking from it). A couple years ago I bought a bottle of Howes when it was all I could get with anti-gel, and had no dribbling issues.
Has anyone else had dribbling problems when doing this sort of thing? if so, I'd be interested in hearing how you mitigated the issue. I'm seriously considering trying to modify a cap to incorporate a spout, a manual pump of some sort, or maybe two hoses (one to dispense, one wtih a squeeze bulb to get a sort of "garden sprayer" effect), as the dribbling is rather annoying.
