Blue Rhino propane tanks

If your tanks are horizontal mounted the standard 20lb tanks will not work due to the position of the pickup tube. A full 20lb "grill" tank would put liquid LP into the line creating a dangerous condition. The regulators are only designed for vapor.

mkirsch wrote:


A legal "full" fill is only 16lbs anyway, so you're only being "shorted" 1lb of propane, which IMHO is a fair price for convenience.

A legal full fill is 20 lbs. and that is at 80% capacity leaving 20% for expansion.

You get shorted 5lbs on these exchange tanks.

Bubtoofat wrote:

Super_Dave wrote:
I've also used them to replace tanks that the attendant says is too old (date stamp) for mine to be refilled.

Hmmm......sounds kind of unethical.

Not unethical at all. Look at their website. They brag about how many tanks they've saved from landfills. They talk about how each traded in tank is inspected and upgraded as necessary. It's their business model to take your old tank from you.
If they didn't want an old one then they wouldn't accept them in trade. The date is stamped right on there. It wouldn't be hard to turn away the out of date ones but they don't.

I have all "Blue Wineo" tanks now. If I'm stuck I do a swap, otherwise re-fill at CostCo .... when tanks time expire I do a swap for a newer tank ... swap costs about $20 at Walmart but hit a sale at Ace and swapped for $10.

Shop around.

naturist wrote:
Those things are at least twice as expensive as getting my own tanks refilled, so although I did use one once in a pinch, I won't do it again.

What did you pay for an exchange? Regarding price to refill, the truck stop near my house charges a 5 gallon minimum. If someone is filling only one tank, they are getting hosed to refill their own. I always bring multiple tanks.

mkirsch wrote:


If it didn't say so on the tanks, I would tend to agree.

A legal "full" fill is only 16lbs anyway, so you're only being "shorted" 1lb of propane, which IMHO is a fair price for convenience.

A 20lb bottle should be filled with 20lbs of propane by weight and will be at the prescribed 80% of the capacity of the bottle.

If it is only 15 lbs the is 5lbs less than a full bottle for the 20lbs price

Those things are at least twice as expensive as getting my own tanks refilled, so although I did use one once in a pinch, I won't do it again.

mkirsch wrote:

Buzzcut1 wrote:
not unlike selling a 3/4 full tank of propane for the price of a full one

If it didn't say so on the tanks, I would tend to agree.

A legal "full" fill is only 16lbs anyway, so you're only being "shorted" 1lb of propane, which IMHO is a fair price for convenience.

they only put that there after getting sued by multiple states attny generals and having to pay a huge fine.

Bubtoofat wrote:

Super_Dave wrote:
I've also used them to replace tanks that the attendant says is too old (date stamp) for mine to be refilled.

Hmmm......sounds kind of unethical.

Not sure I follow. In our area, this is the prescribed way to get old, unsafe tanks out of circulation.

tad94564 wrote:

Sprink-Fitter wrote:

bluearc wrote:
Is anyone using these in their campers for heating etc. or are they for grilling only.

What is the difference? LP gas is LP gas no matter what size vessel you buy it in.

The actual gas is identical.

They only put 15lbs of a possible 20lbs in the tank. It's right on the cards and tanks.. Most people do not read the labels.

I usually keep the tank, refill several times, then exchange it for one with a newer date on the tank. That way, I can do not have to worry about getting it re-certified if the tank cert expires.

You don't have to tell me it's the same gas, I didn't ask the original question.