Step by step photos of new garage

[Bird]

A 30 lb cylinder has about 4-5 gallons in it

You're a little off on your capacity. LPG is roughly 4 lbs. per gallon, so the little common 20# bottles hold about 5 gallons, the 30# bottles about 7.5 and the 40# bottles 10 gallons.

If anyone doesn't already know it, you'll find a "WC" number, and a "TW" number on the bottles. WC=water capacity (in pounds) and TW=Tare Weight (in pounds). Tare Weight is nothing more than the empty weight of the bottle, and you multiply the water capacity weight by 4.2 to get the weight of the LPG it should hold when full. So TW+(WC*4.2) gives you the proper weight of the full bottle.

Now, that's pretty simple when you're accustomed to it, but does anyone know why they didn't make it even more simple by simply stamping bottle weight or empty weight instead of TW for Tare Weight, and why they didn't just stamp the weight of it's capacity in LPG instead of water capacity?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

This also bypasses the regs that won't allow a comercial refiller to refill 30 & 60 lb cylinders that are more than 5 years old. It's a stupid law, but great for the companies that make those little tanks as they get to sell lots of them!

Where I am all we have to do is have the tanks tested by a propane supplier after they expire. If the tank is still good they put a sticker on it and fill it. We are allowed to use the old style tanks for roofing still.

 

[Bird]

The regulations were that a DOT tank had to be requalified after 12 years, then if it passed and was requalified, it could be used, refilled, etc., but subsequently would have to be requalified every 5 years after that first 12. I have not kept track of regulations, so don't know whether that had changed or not, but I don't think it has.

 

[gemini5362]

I dont know if you plan to air condition it or not but if you do you might look into the heat pumps that are window units. They heat and cool from the same unit.

 

[Bird]

The Whirlpool window unit I put in my 21 x 25 shop isn't actually a heat pump, but it does have a heat strip so it both heats and cools.

 

[em14]

roermo,
After reading some of the electrical advice you have received and some of your thoughts I thought I would throw in a little also. I would recommend that you get a licensed electrician to lay out your electrical for you. Many of these guys will work with you on what you do vs. what they do. Also be sure and visit your electric power utility to understand what they will hook-up to and what is required. Just my $.02 worth for what ever it is worth!
Leo

 

[gemini5362]

Bird they actually make a heat pump window unit that does the reverse cycle thing and has heat strips. You can get them at lowes and I am sure other places they are not too expensive and people I know that use them seem to like them.

Roger after reading what you said about the sheetrock hoist and much thinking about it I just decided to go ahead and buy one. Northern Hydraulics has them on sale with free shipping. I should have mine by this weekend. I got to thinking about trying to hold those sheets of osb up on the ceiling with my wife holding the other end and decided that hoist might be well worth the money

 

[Bird]

The only thing I find on Lowe's website is basically what I've got, and which I bought from Lowe's. I'm not sure what the difference is in the Whirlpool ACE124XR that I have and the ACE124XS they now show on their website. Even the price is the same.

 

[roermo]

Gemini was not sure if the two links below were the sites you were at, but at northern tools I found these jacks. Seemed close to what I used.

Not sure why the link below did not show up blue and is hot, I copied and pasted.

Thanks

Roger

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/NTESearch?

sheet rock jacks from Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[roermo]

gemini: use the bottom link goest right to the page, the 1st link is doing something odd. sorry

Roger