[C320-list] Obsolete propane tank

[Rick Sulewski]

Bruce,

I wonder if your propane tank concern is a local or state code question. My
tank was over 15 years old when I last filled it. If you have not updated
the valve to the new standard, that could be a contributing variable.

Rick
My-Ria #277 

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Subject: [C320-list] Obsolete propane tank

Over the weekend I took our propane tank to get filled.  The man at the ACE
hardware store said the date  - 1998  - was older than 12 years and after 12
years a tank had to be recertified or replaced.  When I called about having
it recertified I was told it would probably be cheaper to replace it.  So
I'm curious , has anyone else run into this and, if so, what did you do?  If
you purchased a replacement, where did you find the small tank? 

Bruce Stumpp
#647, Adventure
Frog Mortar Creek, MD