Date:         Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:21:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Propane tank Certification.
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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yeah, that's all well and good David, but I have been finding that
the local propane jockeys want to see the sticker before they pump.

the guys could be mistaken, and heck it would be grand if you could
argue the point then and there and emerge victorious and with a full
tank of propane.

I'd rather just get the gas and move on camping :)

I looked and looked for tank testing specs, but no luck. Its
frustrating.

I think that Neil is very close to the mark in saying that when the
welded label rusts off then the tank is failed.

cheers

alistair


On 1-Sep-10, at 3:59 PM, David Beierl wrote:

At 02:51 PM 9/1/2010  -0700, Alistair Bell wrote:
> http://www.mdcbc.com/news/blt-propanesafe-fnl.pdf

That says that you can't sell it without the blue sticker, and that
it would be nice if you got a shiny new sticker every two years.
Doesn't say you have to have one if you bought the thing before this
came into effect.

There's a checkoff box for the date stamp on the tank, but no info
about DOT vs ASME tanks.  Recertifying a tank involves doing a
hydrostatic pressure test on it.  In the US ASME tanks are not
required to undergo periodic recertification but DOT tanks are.

:)
d