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Supercharged
Explorer
Sep 04, 2016

LP tank

LP tank was only taking 5 to 6 gals. one old boy started let air out of it, maybe 20 mins. or so, no smell, after that went up to 9 gals easy. Hello
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    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Supercharged wrote:
    LP tank was only taking 5 to 6 gals. one old boy started let air out of it, maybe 20 mins. or so, no smell, after that went up to 9 gals easy. Hello


    Uh, there is NO AIR in an LP tank.. Also LP gas is both odorless and colorless. The Odor you smell is added at the plant. By law.. but it might not be present in the gas portion that is in the tank.

    But there is no AIR in the tank, once it is properly purged before the first fill.

    The other myth "Air does not compress" Now think about this.. That think that blows up your tires to anywhere from 27 to 127 PSI,, What is it called.. AIR COMPRESSOR.. If Air does not compress, why do we have AIR COMPRESSORS... ?

    If reducing gas pressure inside the propane tank allowed it to accept more liquid.. The station has a problem with the pump.
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  • Supercharged wrote:
    LP tank was only taking 5 to 6 gals. one old boy started let air out of it, maybe 20 mins. or so, no smell, after that went up to 9 gals easy. Hello

    It took 20 minutes to fill????

    My 16 gallon onboard tank fills in 10% of that time.

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