Where can I buy ether for diesel fuel in the USA?
For all the good and bad reasons mentioned above, buying ether over the counter from chemical suppliers is no longer an option. But pressure pack cans containing a mixture of ether and acetone (plus some green-house friendly propellant gas) are available from trucking and tractor supply outlets such as John Deere. If you have an account with them, Grainger also has such a product. The hard part is decanting the can contents. Now I stress that I have not done this, but pass on the following for what it is worth. Remember ether was once used as a medical anesthetic and tended to produce rather unpleasant side effects. Taking sensible precautions is YOUR responsibility—I prefer to go through the hoops of obtaining liquid ether from friendly pharmacists! Go outdoors, invert the can, point it down-wind, and vent off all the propellant. The liquid that remains in the can after is stops going hisss is what you are after. Now take a manual can opener to the can base and carefully pierce the ca
For all the good and bad reasons mentioned above, buying ether over the counter from chemical suppliers is no longer an option. But pressure pack cans containing a mixture of ether and acetone (plus some green-house friendly propellant gas) are available from trucking and tractor supply outlets such as John Deere. If you have an account with them, Grainger also has such a product. The hard part is decanting the can contents. Now I stress that I have not done this, but pass on the following for what it is worth. Remember ether was once used as a medical anesthetic and tended to produce rather unpleasant side effects. Taking sensible precautions is YOUR responsibility—I prefer to go through the hoops of obtaining liquid ether from friendly pharmacists! Go outdoors, invert the can, point it down-wind, and vent off all the propellant. The liquid that remains in the can after is stops going hisss is what you are after. Now take a manual can opener to the can base and carefully pierce the ca
