Ay propane tank experts here?

[Rickf1985]

What happened to ADK mike? I would bet he could clear this up.

[Winger Ed.]

What happened to ADK mike? I would bet he could clear this up.

I was wondering that myself.
I figure he's either on a secret mission to save western civilization,
or he might have been shot by a jealous husband while climbing out of some pretty young lady's window.

[FLINTNFIRE]

I know how much less fuel is in the trade ins , but when your tank is expired , there is no filling till it is tested and so marked , now for the testing you will pay if you can find a place to do it , not happening around here anymore so you trade in your tank get one with whatever amount they are filling them and go from there , no issues with the ones I have exchanged .

Last month the u-haul place would not fill tank as it was laying on its side , looking into the TS2 valves that blue rhino is said to use , shows that some tanks they exchange have them but not all have the TS2 valves , so check when exchanging , also according to a couple of web sites blue rhino has quit putting their TS2 valves on tanks .

So buyer beware , a few of my tanks have expired so it was buy a new tank or swap , all in all swapping was cheaper .

[Rickf1985]

Follow up on the tanks I have, it was an internal valve on the OPD tanks. Once I put a regulator on them I got gas out so I am good to go for quite a while. I found that two of my empty tanks are still in date so I am going to get them filled before I forget and then I will have propane for the rest of my smelting and also in case my 100 lb. tank runs out for my heater. Yes, I am a wuss and I do not like it when the garage is below 20 degrees.

[No_1]

I use to pick up tanks from the curb on trash night then trade them in on blue rhino tanks. I found out quickly that the kids working the grocery store / 7-11 / Walmart really don’t know or care what you trade in as long as it is a 20lb tank. At one point I kept 12 tanks on hand but am now down to 4 (blue rhino) after giving the rest to the (adult) kids for their gear.

As far as filling them I always use the local U-haul and they have never said a thing. They fill by weight but their pump measures gallons. According to them an empty tank holds about 4 1/2 gallons. Yesterday I took 2 tanks to be refilled - one still had ~2 gallons remaining and the other was dry. It took 6.8 gallons for both and at the current local price of $4.00 per gallon I paid $28 plus change for the fill.