On 10/3/2012 9:14 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > The Rego manual mainly focuses on large tanks, 500 gallons or so. Here is > the relevant passage for our tanks: > > DOT Cylinder Purging... We have ASME tanks, not DOT ones. Google is easy to use, there are many references to the need to purge new propane tanks, of any type. In addition to having filling problems due to having to pressurize the contained air, failure to purge can result in internal corrosion of regulators and valves, due to the unremoved water. |
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