Propane fill question
OK I am officially confused. I took one of my 40lb. propane cylinders out of my new RV to have it filled. A note on the door of the propane compartment said do not fill over 80%, could cause fire,e...
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sato4000 wrote:
My RV dealer said he will fill up the propane 100 percent if you want.
1. That dealer is an IDIOT
2. NO reputable LP filler would EVER fill past 80%
3. The HAZARDS of filling 100% are extreme.
4. LP is LIQUID and MUST have interior space for expansion(vapor) to form and flow. HOW would that happen at 100% full?????
5. Filling 100% makes introducing LIQUID LP into the piping and the LP regulator which will freeze and destroy the LP regulator.
6. If you fill 100% or even 90% at 60 degrees ambient and take THAT cylinder to an 80 or 90 degree ambient without ever using it, the safety valve will then blow from the expansion of the LP in that tank from the ambient temp heat rise.
7. Filling LP is NOT what the customer wants, it is what is allowed and SAFE. Doug
