Replacing propane tank?
Our propane tank on our 25-year old Class C is looking pretty rusty. Sometimes the main valve will leak in between the open and closed position. I read here that it was a lose packing valve but look...
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maillemaker wrote:
I'd have to go under and look and see if it is replaceable. I assume it is bolted in place.
The tank is quite rusty. My propane source has commented on it before but he's kind of a back-country place (it's an old gas station) so he fills it up anyway.
Do "propane service places" do this kind of work or should my RV place do this kind of work?
Steve
It's a permanent tank if its attached to the frame somehow and filled in place, whether held on with bolts or welded brackets or whatever. The other option is BBQ-style portables (of various sizes) which are removed from the RV for refilling.
Go to a propane distributor/service center, the kind of place that sells and services tanks for residential use and not just a hardware store or gas station that sells propane on the side. Most RV repair places would not be equipped or qualified to do this sort of work (just as they would not rebuild a transmission).
