What is the safe way to fill a propane tank?
I run into three types of propane fill attendants. (Class A horizontal) One just connects to the valve and fills the tank. Another opens the bleed valve as they fill the tank until propane sputters ou...
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time2roll wrote:
I notice more propane goes in a cylinder if vented the whole time. Especially a fast vent. I like the guy that opens the bleeder at 6.5 gallons to verify when the 7 gallon cylinder is full, a real pro. Of course that works because it is easy to tell the cylinder started empty. A fixed MH tank would be a different story. Still I would prefer a slower bleed.
What you "noticed" was that you're paying for more propane, but not getting it. The "vent", actually named the "Fixed Liquid Level Gauge", only needs to be cracked open enough to tell when the gas turns to liquid indicating a full (80%) tank. The OPD is only intended to be a backup to the Fixed Gauge, or scale, for weight based refilling.
