Which propane tank are these? Need to replace.

Flinx777, Is that Georgia or CA? In CA there may ne a disposal fee charged. I don't believe it is mandatory but just cuz they can.

New tank is $66 plus shipping, if your tank is leaking, odds are it's a $0.25 o-ring. If it's not then the recertify fee is usually less than $20.00 a new valve, if needed is about $20 or $25 installed. Total less than $50.00.

The dealer should have insisted or at least offered to recertify. Part of recertification is pressure testing. Find a nation wide propane dealer or at least a state wide dealer and get certed, cheaper than new.

Did you have them laying down while you were Hauling them. if so that would also make them vent when they are full.

Flinx777 wrote:


3. When I put the tanks in the back of my truck on the drive home after getting the tanks filled up, I have a cover on the bed of my pickup. When I opened the back door to the bed, the smell of gas flooded out. When I put them in, that wasn't the case.

Thanks to all for the advice...will pick those tanks up on Amazon shortly.

Fresh filled tanks can sometime "vent" as they warm up. Being under a bed cover in the sun can cause temperature build up which will cause the pressure in the tank to increase. Once it gets above the vent pressure you will get a propane vent, thus the smell. I doubt there is anything wrong with the tank. A good propane dealer can easily pressure test and recertify the tanks or determine if they are defective.

ScottG wrote:
I doubt the tanks are leaking, it's probably the rubber hoses that get petrified.
I'd replace them at the same time.

How I know it's the tanks:

1. When I got them filled up the last time, the guy at the pump said he wasn't technically allowed to film them since they're older than 10 years old and their policy is to not fill tanks over this age (obviously, this doesn't mean they're leaking b/c of this reason, but it's a good time to replace them anyways since most places won't do the refills).
2. I just recently replaced the hoses b/c they were plugged up and not flowing.
3. When I put the tanks in the back of my truck on the drive home after getting the tanks filled up, I have a cover on the bed of my pickup. When I opened the back door to the bed, the smell of gas flooded out. When I put them in, that wasn't the case.

Thanks to all for the advice...will pick those tanks up on Amazon shortly.

BB_TX wrote:
I too doubt the tanks themselves are leaking. Take them to your local propane supply company (not a tank replacement place) and have them recertified.

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spray bottle with dawn and water should find your leak

I too doubt the tanks themselves are leaking. Take them to your local propane supply company (not a tank replacement place) and have them recertified.

The hoses don't look bad just from the photos. There are also o-rings on fittings sometimes. If a seal is cracked or missing that would cause a leak.

Look like standard 30's to me.....
Doubt the tanks themselves are leaking. Maybe hoses or faulty regulator.

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I doubt the tanks are leaking, it's probably the rubber hoses that get petrified.
I'd replace them at the same time.