Date:         Tue, 6 Oct 2015 19:13:15 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Propane tank restore or replace
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Dennis:

ASME tanks are to be periodically inspected and re-qualified.  It's been so long, I cannot recall the intervals - and they likely have change - but I did confirm that - in this country anyway - they are to be inspected.


On 06-Oct-2015, at 18:46, Dennis Haynes wrote:

> Once the tank is filed with any amount of "liquid" propane the pressure is
> dependent on temperature. On a hot day with road heat sinking into the tank
> you can get 200 psi in there. 
> 
> http://docs.engineeringtoolbox.com/documents/1020/propane_C3H8_vapour_pressu
> re.pdf
> 
> The tank is an AME rated tank, not DOT. The inspections/testing for the DOT
> tanks are not required. 
> 
> Dennis
> 

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