Freezing propane tanks
A few years ago on a weekend trip during the winter my propane tank froze up and was useless is there any way to prevent freeze up.
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Hi red31,
(I'm wrong! *again*) Thanks to Gripnriprod for the correction on the psig to wc.
6.3 psig equates (I think) to 11 inches wc.
I think the rest of the post is correct.
That is the minimum to run the furnace going full blast. As the propane boils it lowers in temperature--the tank draws in heat from the surrounding ambient temperature. If that is -30 then the tank can get much colder and the pressure will drop. Then the furnace will be starved for fuel.
If we had a thousand gallon tank this would not be much of an issue. But...my tank is just 15 gallons (~59 pounds).
(I'm wrong! *again*) Thanks to Gripnriprod for the correction on the psig to wc.
6.3 psig equates (I think) to 11 inches wc.
I think the rest of the post is correct.
That is the minimum to run the furnace going full blast. As the propane boils it lowers in temperature--the tank draws in heat from the surrounding ambient temperature. If that is -30 then the tank can get much colder and the pressure will drop. Then the furnace will be starved for fuel.
If we had a thousand gallon tank this would not be much of an issue. But...my tank is just 15 gallons (~59 pounds).
