Date:         Thu, 21 May 1998 10:36:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Erik O <koesel@UAKRON.EDU>
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From:         Erik O <koesel@UAKRON.EDU>
Subject:      More Propane Tanks
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Lots of talk about propane tanks lately, I'll throw in my experiences to
pass along some information and maybe get some help myself.

When I first tried to fill the tanks in the 82' , the auto stop valve
let it all leak back out. The jerk at the u-haul place told me to go
away because he shouldn't have been filling that tank anyway because he
couldn't find the inspection stamp.

So I went to a real "propane and propane accessories" place. The guy
that helped me seemed to be really knowlegable. He said these tanks were
certified by the American Association of Mechanical Engineers (???) and
didn't have to be certified. He then sold me a stop valve that screwed
on to the old leaking valve, thus doubling them up. He felt guilty
charging me $35 bucks for it, but he said they were kind of expensive,
being solid brass. No problem. Got a full tank and was on my way for
under $40. He mentioned that if I ever needed anything to see him as he
would be able to replace anything on that tank with an alternative but
equal/better part.

Last fall I developed a leak from the regulator. So now the tank comes
out, gets sandblasted, painted and put back together. Does anyone know
if you can rebuild these regulators. If you can't, I'm sure there is a
less expensive replacement than the stock part. Don't all dometics need
the same amount of pressure?

Any local listmembers have a sandblaster? :-)

Just some experiences and questions to bring up.

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Erik O        Akron, Oh
82 GTI Westfalia
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