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Originally Posted by allengentry The "drain plugs" are the thermal safety valves.
If the tank gets hot, say in a fire, the lead melts releasing the propane preventing (normally) the tank from exploding. |
Makes sense. I was hoping someone would comment on that. There
were 4 of these lead-filled plugs, 2 on the top, 2 on the bottom. One
was steel; the rest were brass.
Anyway, thx for the kudos, guys. (Diesel just hit $5.05/gal!)