Any maintenance needed on propane tanks?
Just asking because I thought I read there should be but hubby doesn't do anything and being that this is flammable stuff we are playing with I thought I should ask. Donna Oh, we have the internal...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
Inspect the TANK for rust...wire brush
Inspect the hoses for cracks/weak spots
Check fittings for leaks......soapy spray
Clean it.....wipe it down
Touch up paint
Glad to see some caught it/got it right--tanks vs cylinders. Some propane vendors don't know.
Propane cylinders have a re-certification requirement 12 yrs. after date of mfg. stamped on collar
Propane tanks do not have this requirement......but it is recommended that 10 yrs. after mfg. date that the relief valve be replaced
Okay, I've got to ask. Where is this recommendation in writing that the relief valve be replaced after ten years and how many of you have replaced yours at ten years?
It was in a Propane Council Education & Research Tech Fact Sheet....Link to download of that Tech Sheet CLICKY
Replacing the safety relief valve was a mfg. 'recommendation' not a requirement by NFPA/ASME.
One of those practical safety recommendations.
And I doubt any have been changed out unless they were problematic.
