Forum Discussion

Fisher_Bill's avatar
Fisher_Bill
Explorer
May 02, 2016

Overfilled Propane tank is what the firemen said...

We took the AF to Nehalem Bay State park on the Oregon coast last weekend, great weather but windy. After getting home on Sunday and off loading the camper I noticed a strong smell of propane and I...
Truck Campers
lanerd's avatar
lanerd
Explorer II
May 02, 2016
GordonThree wrote:
Good to hear nothing bad happened!

I thought legal (certified) bottles had an internal device to physically prevent overfilling?


They do, but as the OP said, it was filled when it was 15 degrees cooler. The propane expanded with the added temps and the "internal device" release the gas to keep the tank from reaching capacity

At least, this is how I understand how the work.

Ron

About Travel Trailer Group

44,026 PostsLatest Activity: Feb 22, 2025