30 lb vs. 20 lb propane tanks
The PUs that I owned many years ago all had single 20 lb propane tanks. When I bought my first TT in 2006, it had two 30 lb tanks. When I bought my new TT recently, it has two 20 lb tanks, even thou...
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Nvr2loud wrote:
It is a little more simple then any of the above answers....
Bulk propane filling is being slowly phased out in Canada and the United States. The preferred 'safe' way for filling propane tanks now is the exchange program where the empty tank is returned to the propane yard and inspected / tested / refilled there.
Due to many accidents at the local gas station with LP tanks and filling stations, lack of proper inspection of customer owned tanks, and loss of too much propane vapor into the air.... many safety organisations are attempting to ban such stations. In Canada it is the TSSA that is making it very difficult to have a propane tank refilled by the customer, they make the annual fees and insurance costs way too high for most businesses to justify. Now we have to bring our nearly empty (never fully empty) tanks in for exchange and pay for a new full tank (always losing just a little bit of money)
The 30 lb tanks are not typically available for exchange, just the 20 lb tanks.
Personally I've never heard of an accident when filling a propane other than during the certification class. I worked for 6 years on weekends with the most immature foolish kids I have ever known (I was one of them) filling hundreds of tanks and not a single accident filling a propane tank. with the exception of some "burns" when filling cars and not using gloves to close the vent when it was full. This was a long time ago and perhaps the kids filling have got dumber but I highly doubt it.
If stations are stopping the filling of the tanks it's likely due to them being sick of the wasted time trying to explain to customers why they can't fill their 20 year old tank that is completely covered in rust with 3 bullet holes in it.
