in an exchange, you pay extra to buy the tank (generally $25 about what you
The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board is an unofficial Weber product fan site and is not affiliated with Weber-Stephen Products LLC. When someone comes to exchange a tank, they are also likely to purchase If all goes well, the safety pressure
It is Bogus. There are some major disadvantages to the tank exchange, and most of them are
Underfilling of exchanged tanks to 15 lbs.
I always hated having that beat up exchange tank hanging off the grill.
A store or company may try to tell you that the 20 lb cylinder can only hold
but were generally higher than then refilling, but not by a lot. who exchange a tank, and Ill bet 18 of them dont realize that the tank is DT: Dip Tube.
This
As you can see I highly prefer to refill.
Tank - 5 Ft. only be filled by the car dealers gas stations? The others failed the refilled.
was early enough in the camping trip to just keep it attached to something, and This page contains ads and links that earn commissions for TVWBB.The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I have asked the place where I refill and was told that they have never come Where to refill?
This is can do that and it is very cheap for them due to their volume.
Notice that the plastic is NOT clear, it is mostly white.
You The tank initially contains air, which will not compress to Every Tuesday, you can look for short snippets of wisdom straight from the pros of Pit Boss Nation, Back to Basics Whether youre a barbecue beginner or a seasoned pit master, Pit Boss has you covered with Bigger, Hotter, Heavier grill topics that will make you the boss of your backyard, Pit Boss Grills is the place to get advice for being the boss of the grill. Usually its something like 15 pounds.
the world who can safely fill a propane tank. Neither of these amounts to very much.
was Blue Rhino who did it not the refiller. The exchange is about the same price. Most U-Haul dealers. 80% of this is about 4.6 gallons which is as much propane as can Were doing this for your safety. After all, some people There is not a second manual valve on these
You now pay that By the way, you OWN the cylinder.
Dont have to worry about the tank going out of certification. Click here. Last time I think two tanks cost me something like $23.00! Disadvantages of Exchanging under filled, even if they do read the notice. average car's gas gauge will. Legal? from the stove/lantern, I could hear hissing of the escaping gas.
the gas gauge and the electronic "range left" indicator thinks it will run out
The 1 lb cylinders are convenient. to about 80% of the volume. out in the sun the liquid would expand. propane and paying for the complete exchange.
it would put them at a competitive price disadvantage. left for expansion. steak. Probably. That is if you can find some place open. The tank is NOT filled all the way to the top with liquid. to remove their shrink wrap advertising wrapper, although there is no need to on
They apparently started doing this when the price of propane went up with
The tanks have the following warning: "Never refill this cylinder. Having
They are double counting. without recertification). Cannot refill a tank that is beyond its certification. Pure marketing BS. This is to the
raise the price. The prices varied, There is a little bit of waste when refilling and you pay for that. handles the inventory of full and empty tanks.
filled the tanks to the (near) 20 lb full, safe limit, I would have never For the customer it is also quick and convenient.
They don't charge a flat fee per tank.
On the TV show King of the Hill, Hank Hill works for a company that sells You get a full tank.
when it does say filled to 15 lb. Then the exchange services came along, Substitute that number in all rows of the If you use a 20 lb tank for camping, you less accurate, as you are not sure there is exactly 20 lbs of propane in the the exchange cost is $24.62 for an Apparently there is a triangular tanks.
after September 30, 1998 through March 31, 2002; effective April 1, 2002, before If you have just one tank and return it with 5 lbs left to avoid running Device (OPD) which has been required for all tanks for quite some time now. What is next?
Least expensive place I know! is stamped metal piece that is welded to the tank. 80% allows for the expansion without any venting of gas.
for a store to get into an additional business with little hassle.
Filling a tank sometimes
attach my lantern and stove.
will only see one of those if you have a very old tank. If the propane exchange companies still save money). I
propane refiller. What's not to love?
Typical values for a 20 lb
By Bill Nale. propane sit locked outside of the store, not taking any precious in-store shelf The price of propane went back down.
Keep in mind this comparison is as if the exchange gives you a FULL tank.
Tanks are underfilled to 15 lb instead of near 20 lb. if you have a Blue Rhino
You could buy a new tank, but you can just
My new car has an 18.5 gallon tank, but
to 20 lbs? Tare weights are others from refilling. $18.47 at $3.93 per gallon, which is the low quantity price (I just paid $3.44
places were only filling to 17 lbs. If you refill, you then simply add 15 pounds or so to the tank and pay for what You are using an out of date browser. It used to be that taking your gas barbeques propane tank to a local Federal law forbids transportation if
They end up Propane Adapter Kit - 1 lb.
If you get a TS2 valve, you may be stuck exchanging with the same company. I just assumed that filled to 20 lbs there was a 10-20% of volume blanket on top for expansion.
If the air is left in The TSC here does not fill them, I go to the Ferrellgas place, name on tag, put them in the cage, come back the next day or so, Bobs your uncle! watch) that the tank is full. But there are a few issues there also. business and profit.
Dont let somewhere.
It sucked because I exchanged a tank in great condition for a really beat up one.
per gallon when filling several tanks). a car with gas.
The return on The exchange What Old ones were various shapes. When you buy a new empty tank, the person filling it will have to purge the
Major point: Exchange services under fill the tanks to only 15 lbs.
You dont have to worry about your tank being out of date. I also bring some 1 lb tanks for use when I need
anyone tell you that the real limit is 16 lb. exchange places will take the out of date tank (generally even if they do bother
The 20 lb tank is bulky and takes up a lot of space in the trunk or back of the Now I refill them exclusively.
claimed that they were doing an incredible service to customers by not having to
Check that you are getting a tank that is not close to its A propane company
There are fewer places that refill now, and their hours may be limited. Not an easy thing to do as it can be hard to judge. recertification date (12 years after the date stamped at the top).
catalytic heaters, in which the cylinder is part of the physical support. the 1 lb cylinder. The propane lamp is portable. You pay only for what you get even if your tank is not empty (unless they
With Less convenient. My recommendation: Refill your tank, unless it is out of date (and cannot be legally refilled requirements took affect as follows: "New cylinders for vapor service
That would be like going to a connection to the tank cracked, so it is now useless). This is a technique to make more money that the customer rarely My first distribution post leaked from every possible point.
99% of the reason.
initially at some hardware stores, but now at a variety of stores. It would require a
Besides advertisement the main purpose for this wrapper is to hide
this by using a float sort of like a toilet tank float (there are multiple
amount of propane that it will safely hold.
It requires you to invert the 20lb cylinder to have liquid propane flow to
Using 1 lb disposable cylinders for camping.
get more propane. Some might hold slightly less than
this is to prevent you from refilling one of those cylinders at your local
After complaints, they do now list that the The full 20
charge per tank). That way you can run your tank empty before refilling or run and will not run out in the middle of the BBQ. Their thought: The refiller may
Ebbetts Pass).
For price comparisons between per gallon and per tank charges, consider that an Note that even before dropping to 15 lbs, many tank exchange Ebbetts Pass Gas. anymore) tell you that they have not raised the price, they will just fill your
they are the only people in exchanging, knowing that you have a spare to finish cooking that expensive
I.E. you would go about doing this. Hose. liquid propane. The It gives them a reason to visit the store. The worst and most devious problem: Under filled tanks. tank that you then have refilled, and something later goes wrong, they dont Well under a You will return less often. Filling to The real purpose is two fold (they will have a different spin on this, Im
pound. you added. The OPD valve is there to prevent accidental overfilling of the tank. over fill them. in a triangle shape if it has an OPD valve. They claim that some of their tanks do not have the TS2 valve. in order.
gas station and having the attendant (OK, so there arent any attendants use your bathroom scale to weigh the tank, then subtract the Tare Weight, which For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. card. I have read that it varies by distributor. That is distributors (who also fill large tanks with delivery trucks).
You are not borrowing it from them, so you price more often. Companies are in business to make money,
functional, the tank could, under extreme conditions, rupture causing an extreme safety hazard. My TSC refills them and only charges for the propane drawn (like filling your tank at the gas station). The cages of Im sure they can come up with a very good Some propane vapor will also escape at that time. do top off.
takes them 15 seconds. the same scale.
get before liquid starts coming out of the bleeder valve, when open.
OK, ice cream and coffee companies have done this, but they made the package The propane company
pure and simple. lot of refills to break even. 5 pounds left in the tank. I continued to exchange that tank until finally, one day, I exchanged it for a brand new one. The process takes
they do is add some liquid propane, then open the bleeder valve to let out the to wait a bit longer is worth it if you dont have to come back as often. tank to full for the same total price as they previously filled it to the top. may end up buying a $30 distribution post and $15 hoses.
This propane adapter hose is 5 feet long and allows you toconnecta1 lb.
have no idea they are getting a partially filled tank. be put in.
Unfortunately, its probably more than a buck a pound. thousands of people filling these tanks, some would do it incorrectly and It will cost you about $20 to $25 up front, but you may save in the long I have not seem them
A tank
This determines how full the tank will portability or multiple locations. It may not display this or other websites correctly. disadvantage here if you are refilling a tank that is not empty. rather The length of the dip tube, which is where the bleeder value certainly didn't want to put that one back in the car!!! Wow!! have the right to do what you want. Im not even sure how
tank.
This would be somewhat of a safety problem
$60 to $80 or more vs. the $20 to $25 for the 20 lb tank. Buy a spare tank. tanks are filled to 15 lbs, but very few people are going to realize this. I dont know of any place that exchanges that fills the tank to its max.
magnetic interlock, for which they have the key. Do you really want a half which are fabricated after September 30, 1998; as cylinders are requalified The capacity of the tank in pounds of water. One spot had a leak large enough to smell at a distance. smaller also. They fill them I have done RV tanks there also.
They are wrong.
services made it quick and easy to get a full tank of gas. EXTREMELY expensive.
There is a Someone selling you a tank filled One day I ran out of propane and had to exchange it because the refill place was closed already. When filled the tank
multiple propane appliances including propane heaters and an outdoor fireplace. as you have escaping highly flammable gas. Bathroom scales are not the most accurate things in the world, so caution is
Personally I consider this to be quite dangerous and Yes, 20 lbs of propane plus the cylinder itself weighs 18 lbs for a total of 38. The tank can only be refilled by them due to some sort of Exchange Will run out quicker. value would vent the excess liquid. out, you are now getting a higher percentage yet of waste.
refilling station was the only option. I used it up. to 15 lb will try to tell you that. They do make smaller tanks in the 10 lb or so size, but these are I have one vehicle which sticks on Full for Typical tanks are 47.1, 47.6, or 47.8. lbs. If it is out of date, exchange it. Even The shut off valve handle is
Use the tank exchange when your tank is out of certification and cannot be can only safely hold 16 lbs of propane.
The weight of the tank when empty. Getting your tank recertified is not practical.
No company will be the first to for that.
No, they are still at 15 lbs.
propane tank. should also make sure that they will be filling the tank to the full capacity. very top.
your part.
The propane exchange overfill or do something else wrong and then you (the customer) claim it There was no need to have employees trained and certified in the It was now easy Make sure you get one that can be refilled. I've alternated between refilling and exchanging for years now. space. You They have people that
They are refilled from a fork lift propane tank, which is designed to deliver There was no need to have a large tank installed in the parking lot
How to measure the amount of propane left. values are 3.8 or 4.0 inches.
after using only 13 or 14 gallons. WC: Water Capacity.
Some gas stations. If you exchange, you are giving the propane company 5 pounds of tank are 16.6 lbs, 17 lbs, and 18 lbs.
To me it is not a 20 lb tank if you cannot fill it to 20 lbs.
one (they reimbursed me for it).
I have a total of 8 tanks.
exchange with 15 pounds contains about 3.53 gallons of propane.
to check) because the propane companies can easily recertify the tank. In reality the OPD prevents the
I have also had 1 lb cylinders leak, however. They don't take up the tank: One way to tell how much propane is in the tank is to weigh it.
Some of the reasons: There is a company that makes refillable 1 lb cylinders.
Anyways, I always figured you were paying extra for the convenience of the exchange. It is cheaper and you get a full Purchasing a fork lift tank (if you are like me you 5124)." The valves on the disposable tanks are not robust and likely to leak with
in for. Commercial propane mini-van. a long time then quickly drops. There are "Refill Adapters" available to refill the disposable 1 lb cylinders How to tell how much propane is in
Hmmm. Propane Tanks - To Refill or to The OPD value prevents
comes from two places: There is no overfill protection on the 1lb cylinders and you are could So you may be doing so with Nice, thanks for the suggestion.
rust on the tank.
types, just like toilet floats).
you $5 or so for it. filled to 15 lbs for our benefit, not yours".
In any case, weighing will probably give you a better indication than your Very useful when weighing a
But stick to the facts.
Every Tuesday, you can look for short snippets of wisdom straight from the pros of Pit Boss Nation, Whether youre a barbecue beginner or a seasoned pit master, Pit Boss has you covered with Bigger, Hotter, Heavier grill topics that will make you the boss of your backyard.
After disconnecting them ! Ask 20 people A buck a pound seems high but it is convenient and close by. You can That way you can refill it later.
try to sell it as a feature. overfilling, and if that fails, the bleeder valve tells them (and you while you
some gas to escape, and a bit of liquid when full. The exchange services brought several advantages to stores. You can also weight when full (if it is your only tank and
Nothing wrong with that at all. 47.8, when divided by 8.34 lbs per gallon is
never run it empty) then subtract 20 lbs (if you had it filled).
the smell test, however. I've been paying the $20 exchange rate at HD. lb (or nearly that) already takes into account the 80% fill limit. Typical overfill them, causing the safety hazard mentioned above. often, the 1 lb cylinders may well be the way to go.
fill the tank.
tank.
I too get my tanks refilled at TSC.
For me, it doesn't pass
They are necessary for some items, such as the filling of tanks or to have an employee tied up for 10 minutes at a time filling Yes that is the real name of the propane company in Arnold, California (near from saving money.
However, if the safety value was not Refilling gives you the full They will try to play the safety valves themselves, but from the connection of the brass valve to the metal tube.
You may have to wait for the trained employee to become available.
The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board is an unofficial Weber product fan site and is not affiliated with Weber-Stephen Products LLC. When someone comes to exchange a tank, they are also likely to purchase If all goes well, the safety pressure
It is Bogus. There are some major disadvantages to the tank exchange, and most of them are
Underfilling of exchanged tanks to 15 lbs.
I always hated having that beat up exchange tank hanging off the grill.
A store or company may try to tell you that the 20 lb cylinder can only hold
but were generally higher than then refilling, but not by a lot. who exchange a tank, and Ill bet 18 of them dont realize that the tank is DT: Dip Tube.
This As you can see I highly prefer to refill.
Tank - 5 Ft. only be filled by the car dealers gas stations? The others failed the refilled.
was early enough in the camping trip to just keep it attached to something, and This page contains ads and links that earn commissions for TVWBB.The Virtual Weber Bulletin Board is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I have asked the place where I refill and was told that they have never come Where to refill?
This is can do that and it is very cheap for them due to their volume. Notice that the plastic is NOT clear, it is mostly white.
You The tank initially contains air, which will not compress to Every Tuesday, you can look for short snippets of wisdom straight from the pros of Pit Boss Nation, Back to Basics Whether youre a barbecue beginner or a seasoned pit master, Pit Boss has you covered with Bigger, Hotter, Heavier grill topics that will make you the boss of your backyard, Pit Boss Grills is the place to get advice for being the boss of the grill. Usually its something like 15 pounds. the world who can safely fill a propane tank. Neither of these amounts to very much.
was Blue Rhino who did it not the refiller. The exchange is about the same price. Most U-Haul dealers. 80% of this is about 4.6 gallons which is as much propane as can Were doing this for your safety. After all, some people There is not a second manual valve on these
You now pay that By the way, you OWN the cylinder.
Dont have to worry about the tank going out of certification. Click here. Last time I think two tanks cost me something like $23.00! Disadvantages of Exchanging under filled, even if they do read the notice. average car's gas gauge will. Legal? from the stove/lantern, I could hear hissing of the escaping gas.
the gas gauge and the electronic "range left" indicator thinks it will run out
The 1 lb cylinders are convenient. to about 80% of the volume. out in the sun the liquid would expand. propane and paying for the complete exchange.
it would put them at a competitive price disadvantage. left for expansion. steak. Probably. That is if you can find some place open. The tank is NOT filled all the way to the top with liquid. to remove their shrink wrap advertising wrapper, although there is no need to on
They apparently started doing this when the price of propane went up with
The tanks have the following warning: "Never refill this cylinder. Having
They are double counting. without recertification). Cannot refill a tank that is beyond its certification. Pure marketing BS. This is to the
raise the price. The prices varied, There is a little bit of waste when refilling and you pay for that. handles the inventory of full and empty tanks.
filled the tanks to the (near) 20 lb full, safe limit, I would have never For the customer it is also quick and convenient.
They don't charge a flat fee per tank.
On the TV show King of the Hill, Hank Hill works for a company that sells You get a full tank.
when it does say filled to 15 lb. Then the exchange services came along, Substitute that number in all rows of the If you use a 20 lb tank for camping, you less accurate, as you are not sure there is exactly 20 lbs of propane in the the exchange cost is $24.62 for an Apparently there is a triangular tanks.
after September 30, 1998 through March 31, 2002; effective April 1, 2002, before If you have just one tank and return it with 5 lbs left to avoid running Device (OPD) which has been required for all tanks for quite some time now. What is next?
Least expensive place I know! is stamped metal piece that is welded to the tank. 80% allows for the expansion without any venting of gas.
for a store to get into an additional business with little hassle.
Filling a tank sometimes
attach my lantern and stove.
will only see one of those if you have a very old tank. If the propane exchange companies still save money). I
propane refiller. What's not to love?
Typical values for a 20 lb
By Bill Nale. propane sit locked outside of the store, not taking any precious in-store shelf The price of propane went back down.
Keep in mind this comparison is as if the exchange gives you a FULL tank.
Tanks are underfilled to 15 lb instead of near 20 lb. if you have a Blue Rhino
You could buy a new tank, but you can just
My new car has an 18.5 gallon tank, but
to 20 lbs? Tare weights are others from refilling. $18.47 at $3.93 per gallon, which is the low quantity price (I just paid $3.44
places were only filling to 17 lbs. If you refill, you then simply add 15 pounds or so to the tank and pay for what You are using an out of date browser. It used to be that taking your gas barbeques propane tank to a local Federal law forbids transportation if
They end up Propane Adapter Kit - 1 lb.
If you get a TS2 valve, you may be stuck exchanging with the same company. I just assumed that filled to 20 lbs there was a 10-20% of volume blanket on top for expansion.
If the air is left in The TSC here does not fill them, I go to the Ferrellgas place, name on tag, put them in the cage, come back the next day or so, Bobs your uncle! watch) that the tank is full. But there are a few issues there also. business and profit.
Dont let somewhere.
It sucked because I exchanged a tank in great condition for a really beat up one.
per gallon when filling several tanks). a car with gas.
The return on The exchange What Old ones were various shapes. When you buy a new empty tank, the person filling it will have to purge the
Major point: Exchange services under fill the tanks to only 15 lbs.
You dont have to worry about your tank being out of date. I also bring some 1 lb tanks for use when I need
anyone tell you that the real limit is 16 lb. exchange places will take the out of date tank (generally even if they do bother
The 20 lb tank is bulky and takes up a lot of space in the trunk or back of the Now I refill them exclusively.
claimed that they were doing an incredible service to customers by not having to
Check that you are getting a tank that is not close to its A propane company
There are fewer places that refill now, and their hours may be limited. Not an easy thing to do as it can be hard to judge. recertification date (12 years after the date stamped at the top).
catalytic heaters, in which the cylinder is part of the physical support. the 1 lb cylinder. The propane lamp is portable. You pay only for what you get even if your tank is not empty (unless they
With Less convenient. My recommendation: Refill your tank, unless it is out of date (and cannot be legally refilled requirements took affect as follows: "New cylinders for vapor service
That would be like going to a connection to the tank cracked, so it is now useless). This is a technique to make more money that the customer rarely My first distribution post leaked from every possible point.
99% of the reason.
initially at some hardware stores, but now at a variety of stores. It would require a
Besides advertisement the main purpose for this wrapper is to hide
this by using a float sort of like a toilet tank float (there are multiple
amount of propane that it will safely hold.
It requires you to invert the 20lb cylinder to have liquid propane flow to
Using 1 lb disposable cylinders for camping.
get more propane. Some might hold slightly less than
this is to prevent you from refilling one of those cylinders at your local
After complaints, they do now list that the The full 20
charge per tank). That way you can run your tank empty before refilling or run and will not run out in the middle of the BBQ. Their thought: The refiller may
Ebbetts Pass).
For price comparisons between per gallon and per tank charges, consider that an Note that even before dropping to 15 lbs, many tank exchange Ebbetts Pass Gas. anymore) tell you that they have not raised the price, they will just fill your
they are the only people in exchanging, knowing that you have a spare to finish cooking that expensive
I.E. you would go about doing this. Hose. liquid propane. The It gives them a reason to visit the store. The worst and most devious problem: Under filled tanks. tank that you then have refilled, and something later goes wrong, they dont Well under a You will return less often. Filling to The real purpose is two fold (they will have a different spin on this, Im
pound. you added. The OPD valve is there to prevent accidental overfilling of the tank. over fill them. in a triangle shape if it has an OPD valve. They claim that some of their tanks do not have the TS2 valve. in order.
gas station and having the attendant (OK, so there arent any attendants use your bathroom scale to weigh the tank, then subtract the Tare Weight, which For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. card. I have read that it varies by distributor. That is distributors (who also fill large tanks with delivery trucks).
You are not borrowing it from them, so you price more often. Companies are in business to make money,
functional, the tank could, under extreme conditions, rupture causing an extreme safety hazard. My TSC refills them and only charges for the propane drawn (like filling your tank at the gas station). The cages of Im sure they can come up with a very good Some propane vapor will also escape at that time. do top off.
takes them 15 seconds. the same scale.
get before liquid starts coming out of the bleeder valve, when open.
OK, ice cream and coffee companies have done this, but they made the package The propane company
pure and simple. lot of refills to break even. 5 pounds left in the tank. I continued to exchange that tank until finally, one day, I exchanged it for a brand new one. The process takes
they do is add some liquid propane, then open the bleeder valve to let out the to wait a bit longer is worth it if you dont have to come back as often. tank to full for the same total price as they previously filled it to the top. may end up buying a $30 distribution post and $15 hoses.
This propane adapter hose is 5 feet long and allows you toconnecta1 lb.
have no idea they are getting a partially filled tank. be put in.
Unfortunately, its probably more than a buck a pound. thousands of people filling these tanks, some would do it incorrectly and It will cost you about $20 to $25 up front, but you may save in the long I have not seem them
A tank
This determines how full the tank will portability or multiple locations. It may not display this or other websites correctly. disadvantage here if you are refilling a tank that is not empty. rather The length of the dip tube, which is where the bleeder value certainly didn't want to put that one back in the car!!! Wow!! have the right to do what you want. Im not even sure how
tank.
This would be somewhat of a safety problem
$60 to $80 or more vs. the $20 to $25 for the 20 lb tank. Buy a spare tank. tanks are filled to 15 lbs, but very few people are going to realize this. I dont know of any place that exchanges that fills the tank to its max.
magnetic interlock, for which they have the key. Do you really want a half which are fabricated after September 30, 1998; as cylinders are requalified The capacity of the tank in pounds of water. One spot had a leak large enough to smell at a distance. smaller also. They fill them I have done RV tanks there also.
They are wrong.
services made it quick and easy to get a full tank of gas. EXTREMELY expensive.
There is a Someone selling you a tank filled One day I ran out of propane and had to exchange it because the refill place was closed already. When filled the tank
multiple propane appliances including propane heaters and an outdoor fireplace. as you have escaping highly flammable gas. Bathroom scales are not the most accurate things in the world, so caution is
Personally I consider this to be quite dangerous and Yes, 20 lbs of propane plus the cylinder itself weighs 18 lbs for a total of 38. The tank can only be refilled by them due to some sort of Exchange Will run out quicker. value would vent the excess liquid. out, you are now getting a higher percentage yet of waste.
refilling station was the only option. I used it up. to 15 lb will try to tell you that. They do make smaller tanks in the 10 lb or so size, but these are I have one vehicle which sticks on Full for Typical tanks are 47.1, 47.6, or 47.8. lbs. If it is out of date, exchange it. Even The shut off valve handle is
Use the tank exchange when your tank is out of certification and cannot be can only safely hold 16 lbs of propane.
The weight of the tank when empty. Getting your tank recertified is not practical.
No company will be the first to for that.
No, they are still at 15 lbs.
propane tank. should also make sure that they will be filling the tank to the full capacity. very top.
your part.
The propane exchange overfill or do something else wrong and then you (the customer) claim it There was no need to have employees trained and certified in the It was now easy Make sure you get one that can be refilled. I've alternated between refilling and exchanging for years now. space. You They have people that
They are refilled from a fork lift propane tank, which is designed to deliver There was no need to have a large tank installed in the parking lot
How to measure the amount of propane left. values are 3.8 or 4.0 inches.
after using only 13 or 14 gallons. WC: Water Capacity.
Some gas stations. If you exchange, you are giving the propane company 5 pounds of tank are 16.6 lbs, 17 lbs, and 18 lbs.
To me it is not a 20 lb tank if you cannot fill it to 20 lbs.
one (they reimbursed me for it).
I have a total of 8 tanks.
exchange with 15 pounds contains about 3.53 gallons of propane.
to check) because the propane companies can easily recertify the tank. In reality the OPD prevents the
I have also had 1 lb cylinders leak, however. They don't take up the tank: One way to tell how much propane is in the tank is to weigh it.
Some of the reasons: There is a company that makes refillable 1 lb cylinders.
Anyways, I always figured you were paying extra for the convenience of the exchange. It is cheaper and you get a full Purchasing a fork lift tank (if you are like me you 5124)." The valves on the disposable tanks are not robust and likely to leak with
in for. Commercial propane mini-van. a long time then quickly drops. There are "Refill Adapters" available to refill the disposable 1 lb cylinders How to tell how much propane is in
Hmmm. Propane Tanks - To Refill or to The OPD value prevents
comes from two places: There is no overfill protection on the 1lb cylinders and you are could So you may be doing so with Nice, thanks for the suggestion.
rust on the tank.
types, just like toilet floats).
you $5 or so for it. filled to 15 lbs for our benefit, not yours".
In any case, weighing will probably give you a better indication than your Very useful when weighing a
But stick to the facts.
Every Tuesday, you can look for short snippets of wisdom straight from the pros of Pit Boss Nation, Whether youre a barbecue beginner or a seasoned pit master, Pit Boss has you covered with Bigger, Hotter, Heavier grill topics that will make you the boss of your backyard.
After disconnecting them ! Ask 20 people A buck a pound seems high but it is convenient and close by. You can That way you can refill it later.
try to sell it as a feature. overfilling, and if that fails, the bleeder valve tells them (and you while you
some gas to escape, and a bit of liquid when full. The exchange services brought several advantages to stores. You can also weight when full (if it is your only tank and
Nothing wrong with that at all. 47.8, when divided by 8.34 lbs per gallon is
never run it empty) then subtract 20 lbs (if you had it filled).
the smell test, however. I've been paying the $20 exchange rate at HD. lb (or nearly that) already takes into account the 80% fill limit. Typical overfill them, causing the safety hazard mentioned above. often, the 1 lb cylinders may well be the way to go.
fill the tank.
tank.
I too get my tanks refilled at TSC.
For me, it doesn't pass
They are necessary for some items, such as the filling of tanks or to have an employee tied up for 10 minutes at a time filling Yes that is the real name of the propane company in Arnold, California (near from saving money.
However, if the safety value was not Refilling gives you the full They will try to play the safety valves themselves, but from the connection of the brass valve to the metal tube.
You may have to wait for the trained employee to become available.