Date:         Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:25:01 -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: vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
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Around here, your tank would have to have been updated with a new valve to prevent overfilling and re-certified.  Without that, a station is not legally allowed to fill your tank.

On 07-Oct-2015, at 10:36, vw_van_fan_Mark wrote:

> I have refurbed some tanks and replaced some very rusty tanks with new
> ones. What is the big deal with getting them filled? I drive the van to
> a place that sells propane and they fill it. Maybe it depends on where
> you are but around me they don't look at the tanks at all other than to
> hook up the hose and open the bleeder.
> 
> I often take a bbq tank along to get filled or topped off after they
> fill the Westy tank. The place closest to me charges for a minimum 5
> gals so I save money by filling a bbq tank at the same time. At my usual
> place the Westy tanks only take 2.4 gals or a little more.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Nick Feickert wrote:
>> Good comments but.... I still hope to hear from anyone that has purchased
>> a new tank and someone who has refurbished an old one. My tank looks in
>> good shape. I had already sanded and repainted it 10 years ago, but I
>> didn't have POR-15 at my disposal then. So the real question here is has
>> anyone have a refurbished LP tank success story and has anyone had trouble
>> with getting a new tank filled?
>>