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Also, the tank should have the tare weight (empty weight), and capacity
stamped on it. By next spring, in order to get a tank filled in the US, it
will have to be equipped with an OPD (overfill prevention device). This new
regulation was apparently brought about by just the sort of imprecise filling
you describe, which could leave too little expansion room in the tank (leave
it out in the sun and it could burst).
JP
In a message dated 12/13/01 6:33:54 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
<< A simple question for you guys and gals...
I took my propane tank to the fill station last night. In the old
days, the tank was purged and weighed and then the tank was filled,
carefully watching the indicator for number of gallons and the scale
for weight. I always assumed that the tank took a specified amount
of propane based on weight (hence the scale) so a 20 pound tank took
20 pounds of propane. Fast forward to today. The scale is there but
they n >>
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