Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 21:49:11 -0400
Reply-To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
Subject: Re: Propane (East Coast)
A thing I learnt recently about propane tanks...
In order for the propane system to work properly, if the tank is completely
empty, it must first be "purged" before filling. We have our tank off being
blasted/coated right now, and the propane guy who does my tank stuff told
me about it. Basically what it means is they suck all the air and moisture
out of the tank by pulling a vacuum on it for about ten minutes.
The rational is that whatever moisture and air is present in the empty tank
has only one way out, through your burner orifices. Bad performance for a
long while. You may want to consider having the tank purged, if it is empty
now.
G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Peet [SMTP:tpvw@HOTMAIL.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 9:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Fwd: Re: Propane (East Coast)
If you want to save some time and don't suspect system trouble,why not just
go ahead and fill up the tank? You'll have more than enough for a week of
camping. (I took a three week camping trip, had the fridge on propane the
whole time and used the stove an average of twice a day for boiling water.
When I filled up the tank three days before the end just to be sure, I
still
had .7 gallon left!)
Also, there is a website that will locate propane dealers. I don't know
the
URL, but if you do a search I'm sure it will come up.
Tony
>From: David Bogle <bogle@BWAY.NET>
>Reply-To: David Bogle <bogle@BWAY.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Propane (East Coast)
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 19:24:35 -0400
>
>Greeting collective,
>
>Though my system is rusty, it works; but, I have never had it filled or
>had it looked at by a propane professional. I need to at least
>determine how much fuel I have for my week of camping coming up. I'll
>be a ferry ride away from finding propane, so I can't just wait until I
>run out.
>
>Anybody know a _good_ propane place anwhere from Washington/Baltimore
>area and Cape Hatteras/Cape Lookout NC, via Norfolk, VA? Not too far
>off the Interstate preferably.
>
>TIA,
>David Bogle
>Brooklyn
>'87 Syncro Westfalia
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