Ron, That's correct. That is why we have drains in the bottoms of proper propane lockers.
BTW, if your pressure guage is rusted out, you can get a new Trident gauge from Amazon for about $15. instead of buying the whole assembly for $90. Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Just a reminder, most of you are aware of, that propane is heavier than > air and will collect in the bilge if you have a bad tank. Makes a bad tank > a high risk. > I have vague recollections of a rather bad explosion on a black boat on > Lake Michigan back in the early nineties. > Ron > Wild Cheri > C&C 30-1 > STL > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Robert Boyer via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *To:* "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Robert Boyer <dainyr...@icloud.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2015 1:38 PM > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Propane tanks > > The OPD fitting is simply a new valve that is screwed into the tank, > replacing the original valve. There is no welding involved in installing a > new OPD valve. The certification dates are stamped (or engraved) onto the > collar of the tank--there is no magic to this. While I am not advocating > this, anyone could put a new date on the collar of the tank and it wouldn't > be questioned. > > Again, if you have a carbon steel tank and it is out of date, throw it > away and get a new tank--they are not worth messing with. Also, any person > who might fill your steel tank could refuse to fill it on the basis of > rust, regardless of the last certification date. > > Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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