CurlyDave
Elite Member
Since DW and I stuck here in CA for the house rebuild, and the weather finally turned HOT, DW put he foot down and demanded a grill so she wouldn't have to make the kitchen any hotter.
Went down to a local store and got a medium-low quality gas one, since it only has to last for two summers.
Anyway when I got a 5 gal propane tank and took it to the local U-Haul outlet to get it filled, the guy filling it conveyed to me that since it was a new tank he had to use a special procedure. He proceeded to fill it as slowly as possible, maybe 20 minutes for the tank.
Somehow, this seemed to override the OPD and he managed to get 5 gallons into the tank, when you are only supposed to fill it to 80%.
We have burned off some of the propane, so I think we are more likely at 90-95% of capacity right now, but just how dangerous is this?
10 or 15 years ago no one paid any attention to not filling all the way, but to read about it now you would think "instant fireball" if a tank is filled beyond 80%.
Went down to a local store and got a medium-low quality gas one, since it only has to last for two summers.
Anyway when I got a 5 gal propane tank and took it to the local U-Haul outlet to get it filled, the guy filling it conveyed to me that since it was a new tank he had to use a special procedure. He proceeded to fill it as slowly as possible, maybe 20 minutes for the tank.
Somehow, this seemed to override the OPD and he managed to get 5 gallons into the tank, when you are only supposed to fill it to 80%.
We have burned off some of the propane, so I think we are more likely at 90-95% of capacity right now, but just how dangerous is this?
10 or 15 years ago no one paid any attention to not filling all the way, but to read about it now you would think "instant fireball" if a tank is filled beyond 80%.