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- Years ago I took a partially filled tank to get topped off. The guy opened the valve and started to vent the propane into the air. I closed the valve and asked what he thought he was doing. He said it had to be emptied as he had no scale and the only way to sure it wasnt over filled was to start with an empty tank and put in the appropriate number of gallons. Upon which I left in a hurry.:B
ibyers wrote:
Most just throw it on the scale without adjusting the weights.
If you ever go to a propane refill place and they do that, Don't matter what kind of tank you have.. REPORT THEM and find another place to refill.
I keep reading how the little valve or screw (Depending on the type of tank) has to be opened to let the air out of the tank so the propane can go in.. This is, of course, bull-produced organic ferterlizer.
There is no air in the tank once it's been purged as part of the initial fill.
The valve (The screw is a valve) is a liquid fill indicator valve, It vents propane.. GAS if the tank is not full to the proper level. LIQUID if it is full and it's time to stop filling.
THIS is the only proper method for filling the tanks, Fill till it vents WHITE.- When the recall came out you were to have the cyl. empty and send it back to the mfg. Since they were so many mfg. could could not pay the
fgt. or place to put them. They closed the doors and went bankrupp.These tanks were popular with boat owners as well as rv's.
Last that I saw they are NOT to be USED or REFILLED by PROPANE
Dealers.Lots A luck in getting them filled. - If the OPD valve works properly, OR the 80% valve is opened, it is unlikely the tank would be overfilled. Around here, they use both, and whichever trips first stops the delivery of propane. Technically, I suppose they should occur at the same time, liquid out of the 80% valve and the OPD shuts off, but that rarely happens.
I haven't had a cylinder filled by weight for many years. It is all by OPD/"spitter valve"(80%valve), and charged out by the metered gallon. Yes, the meter is temperature compensated. Some propane filling stations still have scales, but I don't think they are calibrated and certified for trade by the state. Probably haven't been for years!
I thought about getting a couple of those see-through cylinders, but the cost put a stop to that thought, then the recall came out and I decided perhaps it would be best to wait until the technology has had time to mature. - I suspect you missed some step in the process Jim.
If the tank wasn't completely empty adding the stated capacity stamped on the tank could result in a dangerously over-filled tank. - Where I get a grill tank filled, they put the empty on the scale, reset to "0", and then fill by weight.
ibyers wrote:
I have this one and absolutely love it! Very light, and very easy to see the propane level.
The only downside is filling seems to be a challenge, I seem to have to explain what it is and how to fill it more often than not. Most just throw it on the scale without adjusting the weights.
how much lighter are they than the steel ones?
if they don't adjust the weights, aren't you getting a lot more propane for the money if they just run the tank up to a certain weight?
bumpy
I have this one and absolutely love it! Very light, and very easy to see the propane level.
The only downside is filling seems to be a challenge, I seem to have to explain what it is and how to fill it more often than not. Most just throw it on the scale without adjusting the weights.- They may have the problem solved or it could have been just one mfg. but consider this before you purchase:
Propane cylinder recall notice - I've never seen one, but if it meets all the government safety specs, which it seems to, it ought to be lighter and rust proof. The video doesn't show them making anything larger than a tank for a grill, though.
