Propane - when is a fill a true fill
Over the years (12) I have had my propane tanks filled using two methods to determine when the tank is full, by weight using a scale and the second filling until propane escapes from a bleeder valve. ...
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The proper name for what everyone calls the bleeder or spitter valve is, as best I recall
The Visual Overfill indicator Valve.
And when it spits white,, that is when the tank is full. No other method is as good.
I know folks who yammer about how you have to open that valve to let the air out cause air can not be compressed (or so they say) And I wonder how many classes they slept through in school because :1: No air in the tank (At least if it was properly purged at the initial fill there is no air in it). and 2: Air can not be compressed???? What are my 22.5" Mitchlins full of if not compressed air?
It is that cloud of white (Actually liquid propane vaporizing and freezing moisture out of the air) that says "I'm Full". However if you are paying by the gallon... Well, No need to make a fuss.
The Visual Overfill indicator Valve.
And when it spits white,, that is when the tank is full. No other method is as good.
I know folks who yammer about how you have to open that valve to let the air out cause air can not be compressed (or so they say) And I wonder how many classes they slept through in school because :1: No air in the tank (At least if it was properly purged at the initial fill there is no air in it). and 2: Air can not be compressed???? What are my 22.5" Mitchlins full of if not compressed air?
It is that cloud of white (Actually liquid propane vaporizing and freezing moisture out of the air) that says "I'm Full". However if you are paying by the gallon... Well, No need to make a fuss.
