Just a reminder..... Propane tank.....
Almost all here are aware of this... and, I was at one point in my life cycle, but I have slept since then.... Purchased a new propane tank (unfilled) at Sam's Club... in my zest I removed the pa...
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Cylinder Certification and Recertification
"Cylinders are subject to recertification (also known as requalification) twelve years from their date of manufacture and every five years after that. For example, a cylinder manufactured in January of 2000 will have to be recertified in January of 2012 meaning if you take your bottle to the propane company in April of 2012 to be refilled, it will have to be requalified by authorized personnel before it can be filled. The recertification process is simple and does not take too long to complete. Think of cylinder recertification as an inspection similar to that of your car. A vehicle has to be inspected annually so that it may continue to operate safely on the road. Similarly, a propane cylinder must be inspected so that it may continue to operate safely in LP Gas service."
If you have had a cylinder that is approaching 12 years old, it doesn't owe you anything. Go buy a new one. They are cheap enough or trade it in at a cylinder exchange place.
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Cylinder Certification and Recertification
"Cylinders are subject to recertification (also known as requalification) twelve years from their date of manufacture and every five years after that. For example, a cylinder manufactured in January of 2000 will have to be recertified in January of 2012 meaning if you take your bottle to the propane company in April of 2012 to be refilled, it will have to be requalified by authorized personnel before it can be filled. The recertification process is simple and does not take too long to complete. Think of cylinder recertification as an inspection similar to that of your car. A vehicle has to be inspected annually so that it may continue to operate safely on the road. Similarly, a propane cylinder must be inspected so that it may continue to operate safely in LP Gas service."
If you have had a cylinder that is approaching 12 years old, it doesn't owe you anything. Go buy a new one. They are cheap enough or trade it in at a cylinder exchange place.
Carb Cleaner wrote:
I believe the DOT has jurisdiction over tanks and re-cert intervals. That's who monitors scuba tanks (cylinders), and every tank will have a DOT cert date and other data stamped into it. It's not just a simple visual inspection. Typically, they're rather picky about which tanks they'll fill in regard to a current cert. I would hope for, and expect, the same from a propane fill station. It appears, not.
This is correct
