Self serve LPG? Update; link added

Kayteg1 wrote:

dougrainer wrote:


This comment is ridiculous. LP is under extreme pressure and is a Freezing Liquid when filling. A ten year old can put Gasoline in a car. An untrained ANY AGE could not correctly/Safely fill LP in a DOT tank or Motorhome ASME tank. There should NEVER be "Spilled" LP at any time. Slight vapor yes. Doug

Sounds like you haven't been much to propane fill station.
Not only filing process require constant spill of propane, make it mostly vapor but at the end in liquid, but when disconnecting hoses the operator has to spill several oz of liquid propane.
When filling my motorhome big tank, operators often had to use extensions, what added volume to spill.
I guess that is why most of stations offer price going down with volume.
The spill amount on 2 gallons is going to make much higher than on 50 gallons.

1. I am CERTIFIED in LP filling and LP repair on RV's. I have been for 38 years
2. Your comments just show that just because YOU have had POOR and dangerous filling practices does NOT make YOU an expert on LP systems.
3. The ONLY time you will vent liquid or vapor is when you disconnect and that amount is negligible. It disperses rapidly in the air and does not reach the proper LP/Air mix to cause an ignition source
4. The venting of Vapor while filling from the 80 percent valve is WHY, you do NOT have an LP filling station close to any other ignition sources(ASME Motorhome tank), and why you turn the tank valve OFF and have the appliances OFF.
5. People like you will beat a dead horse because you really have no knowledge of what you are talking about. You just THINK you know everything. Doug