propane tank
I have a 2000 Discovery with a chasis mounted 100 pound tank, It has liquid near the bottom of the tank near a brass plugm it is the odorizing liquid, why is it there???
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Hikerdogs wrote:Dutch_12078 wrote:
When the tank is full, about 80% of the tank is liquid. Propane = "Liquified Petroleum Gas" (LPG)
LPG and Propane are not the same. LPG can contain up to 50% butane. Propane has to be a minimum of 90% propane gas to be labeled as such. LPG has more energy per pound, but has a considerably higher vaporization point than Propane.
Propane is primarily sold in colder climates as a heating fuel. It will vaporize at-40*F or colder. LPG on the other hand can have a vaporization point as high as +44*F depending on the mixture.
In Wisconsin several "Propane" dealers were fined a couple years ago for selling LPG as Propane. When the January temperatures dipped to the customary -20*F many of their customers couldn't get their furnaces started. It turned out the offending dealers had purchased the cheaper LPG and sold it as Propane.
Sorry, you are completely wrong. What you probably read about was they purchased the cheaper BUTANE, which will not vaporize correctly in cold or sub cold weather.
LP--Liquid Petroleum
LPG Liquid Petroleum GAS
PROPANE
ALL the same animal. Liquid Petroleum is what ALL LP containers have in them. When vaporized, they then are LP GAS (Propane).
BUTANE is mainly used in warm climates. BUT, There are NO Butane makers in the USA that produce and sell BUTANE for RV's and Home Heating anymore. Butane can usually be purchased in Mexico and other countries south of the border. Doug
