Propane overfill by a "professional"
Looks like I'll be shopping for a new local propane guy. Which I should have already done, but there's only one last straw. I took one of my 30# cylinders down to fill from dead empty. This genius ...
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joshuajim wrote:
I believe the reason for keeping tanks vertical is that if the tank should vent due to overpressure in the horizontal position, it could vent liquid propane, a much more dangerous situation.
That's exactly it- venting liquid does several things- the liquid will flash to a vapor (at a ratio of 270 times the volume),and in doing so it has the distinct possibility of freezing the relief valve open, because it is boiling at ~ -40 f.
