[C320-list] Follow-up on Propane Tank question

[Robert Seastream]

OUCH!

On May 14, 2011, at 1:04 PM, jim brown wrote:

> 10lb aluminum tank at WM is $200
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> From: Robert Seastream <robert.seastream at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 9:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Follow-up on Propane Tank question
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> The money spent was worth it because the leaking valve was found and  
> fixed.  Could've been a bad day if a smoker was anywhere near your  
> boat beforehand!
> That said, you spent $51.55 on repairs.  Other than the valve, I  
> doubt there's anything else to repair on those tanks.  I wonder what  
> those 10 pound tanks cost new?
>
> Bob Seastream
> Intuition # 906
>
>
> On May 13, 2011, at 9:04 PM, Bruce Stumpp wrote:
>
>> A couple of weeks ago I posted here that an ACE hardware store  
>> refused to
>> refill my propane tank because the tank was older than 12 years  
>> old.  I'm
>> writing to let anyone here who is interested know what I did to  
>> resolve the
>> issue.  Apparently most of the bigger propane facilities will do a
>> certification.  I took my tank to Suburban Propane, this company  
>> has a
>> number of locations around the country.  I thought the  
>> certification would
>> be expensive but it was cheap - only $10.  But the certification  
>> showed the
>> valve was leaking when it was shutoff.  A replacement valve was  
>> $29.30, the
>> labor was $22.25 and two gallons of propane had to be refilled for  
>> $8.53
>> because removing the valve allowed the propane to escape that was  
>> still in
>> the tank.  So, if you run into the same situation with your tank -  
>> baring
>> any needed repairs - it is inexpensive to get it certified for  
>> another 12
>> years.
>>
>> Bruce Stumpp
>> Adventure, #647
>> Frog Mortar Creek, MD