ctilsie242 wrote:
Dutch_12078 wrote:
Scrap metal dealers don't particularly like propane cylinders due to the special handling required and often won't take them. I suspect that those stolen by someone other than an LP user or for resale might be taken by meth cookers. They like empty LP cylinders and use them to transport the anhydrous ammonia used in making their product.
That makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if the "borrowed" container is holding an ingredient in fertilizer right now.
I can understand why scrap metal dealers don't like propane cylinders. Empty, they are explosive. Full, they can be very explosive on the BLEVE level.
I know of one scrap dealer in upstate NY that takes them, but the valve must be removed and the tank flushed so there's no residual smell. And they do check...
