Propane Tank Capacity? (84FC35SB)

[Gardner Yeaw]

If he didn't open the little thumb-screw valve with the metal
washer like ring around it, then he doesn't know how to safely fill
the tank. These tanks don't have an over-fill protection system and
are grandfathered in due to age. You must open the valve and stop
filling when liquid propane starts to come out. If you don't you risk
overfilling, which can be very dangerous. I don't believe it is
designed as a purge valve, it is connected to a tube inside the tank
that is placed so that when the liquid level reaches it it begins to
exit through the valve indicating the tank is legaly full.

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
wrote:
>
> I know he didn't bleed it so maybe it's air? But the gage read
> full? Hmmmm? Next time I'm out and about in the bus I'll go to
> another place and ask them to fill it and bleed the air off. I
hope
> it's not water! That would be a LOT of water?
>
> Thanks for the info. I'll keep you posted on the results.
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
> wrote:
> >
> > I know my '78 is a 45 gallon tank, but you can only fill it to
> 80%
> > maximum, which would be 36 gallons. Basicaly they open up the
> > overflow valve and fill till liquid propane comes out, that is
the
> > limit.
> > If you are running out of propane and you can only get 20
gallons
> > in, then something else is taking up space in the tank, like
water.
> I
> > found green goop coming out of my tank. This probably years of
> > condensation and Lord knows what else from the many places the
tank
> > was filled in the past.
> >
> > I basicly took off the regulator and purged what was in the
> lines,
> > but haven't actually drained the tank yet, since it has lots of
> > propane in it.
> >
> > Gardner,
> > '78FC33
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Keith Strehle"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I recently found out my propane gage is incorrect and ran out
of
> > > propane. I was told it was a 45 gallon tank. But when I
filled
> it
> > the
> > > guy tried to tell me it was a 20 gallon tank. He said it would
> > only
> > > take 20 gallons? I'm sure he wanted to sell more propane so
> what's
> > the
> > > deal? Is it 45gl or 20gl?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Keith
> > > 84FC35SB
> > >
> >
>