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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red31 wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
I don't understand all the confusion on this subject which gets rehashed regularly.
An LPG cylinder is filled to 80% of WC (water capacity). That means a 40# rated cylinder holds, guess what, 40# of LPG when filled to 80% of WC.
cuz folks keep posting incorrect info.
42% of WC is not the same as 80% WC. WC is in lbs not vol.
80% WC does not account for the sg difference. 42% does.
http://www.mantank.com/products/dotproducts/5-420steel.htm
http://www.nfpa.org/Assets/files/AboutTheCodes/58/58-98-PDF.pdf
You're right, I corrected the error in my post. I was typing one thing and thinking another thing causing the error.
