Subject: [Shop-talk] question on LP tanks

From: "Tim . via Shop-talk" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 16:00:01 +0000

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I bought my first ever LP tank last month. (I use charcoal when I grill yea=
r 'around here in WI.) I bought the tank to use with a newly purchased torp=
edo heater.

When I hooked up the tank to the heater hose, the tank's valve turned out t=
o be open about half way. The little plastic cover was on the valve so it a=
ppeared newly filled. I was not able to get the heater to fire up the other=
 day when I tried for the first time. Since the temperature was in the low =
30s, I just did the oil change without using a heater in my shop. I am wond=
ering if the tank was not full or not....

Do these tanks have a some sort of safety thing on the valve to keep them f=
rom emptying if the valve is not closed? Or was the tank just left open so =
leaked empty?

Thanks
tim

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I bought my first ever LP tank last month. (I use charcoal when I grill yea=
r 'around here in WI.) I bought the tank to use with a newly purchased torp=
edo heater.&nbsp;</div>
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When I hooked up the tank to the heater hose, the tank's valve turned out t=
o be open about half way. The little plastic cover was on the valve so it a=
ppeared newly filled. I was not able to get the heater to fire up the other=
 day when I tried for the first
 time. Since the temperature was in the low 30s, I just did the oil change =
without using a heater in my shop. I am wondering if the tank was not full =
or not....</div>
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Do these tanks have a some sort of safety thing on the valve to keep them f=
rom emptying if the valve is not closed? Or was the tank just left open so =
leaked empty?</div>
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tim</div>
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