Actually it's 10.6 imp = 12.73 USG However, starting in middle america and driving that tank of water up to visit Mark in Alaska, in the depths of winter, the water will freeze and thereby expand, either forcing the cap off or stretching the plastic container to 13.2 gals occupied space. Alternatively, heading south to Baja, the rise in temp will also cause the required 3.69% expansion in volume.
See how wise those clever German engineer types were.
On 20-Apr-07, at 10:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Bill Collins typed: >>> water = 8.3 lbs/gal >>> water tank = 10.6 gal or 13.2 gal >>> weight = 88 lbs or 110 lbs >>> >>> ('87 brochure on the web has 10.5 gal, but my camper manual >>> with my '87 states 13.2. Another (maybe '80?) brochure has >>> 10.6 gal. Does anyone know the accurate numbers?) >> >> 10.6 imperial gal = 13.2 US gal >> >> Maybe that's the source of the confusion >> >> Bill >> |
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