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At 05:12 PM 3/20/2002, John Brush wrote: >Don't have a Westy yet, and not that familiar, but curious about how >expensive the propane tank are. Are they sort of a custom size? How much >do they hold? They're made by Manchester Tank, the original mfr. -- cost around $250 from Bus Depot and prolly others. Supposed to hold 10# / 3 gallons (fill volume which is 80% of actual volume). Mine holds 2.8 from dry.
>The big question is what happens next month when all tanks must be fitted >with the OPD valve in order to be filled. Does that mean all the westy's >have to throw their tanks into the recycle bin, and buy new ones? Are you >folks having them refitted with the valves ($$$$) To the best of my knowledge that requirement refers only to DOT-type (BBQ-style) tanks. Our tanks are built and certified toASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) standard and are a different animal (no requirement for recertification, for example).
>I haven't seen one comment on this so I am wondering if you can go to >Sam's and get a replacement tank, or what? No, they're unique. david |
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