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Date:         Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:16:59 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fw: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us>
In-Reply-To:  <20071108035821.0FA861E8219@tc2.main.nc.us>
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Mine hold 7 LBS, I think. I'll have to pay closer attention next time I refill. :) They're shorter than the 10 LB ones and easy to pack/store.

On Nov 7, 2007 7:58 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> wrote:

> I refill. Unless you prechill the bottle in the freezer, you will > not be able to get even close to the amount into the tank that came > out, and therefore will not be able to overfill it, AFAIK. When I do > prechill, I preweigh the empty bottle and write the empty weight on > the bottle. Then When I fill it, I weight it to make sure I don't > overfill. You get a feel for when to stop filling, but I still check > it. I've had one that leaked so far. I just hooked to my stove and > used it like regular, then threw it away empty. I just use the > refilled tanks around home and probably would not carry them inside > the van. I like the suggestion people made of the little pancake > tanks. How much do they hold? > > Edward >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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