On Wed, 10 Jul 2002, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> New Mexico is trying to make California look smart, something hard to do. We
> just enacted a law outlawing all propane tanks without a overflow valve (not
> a float valve). This pretty much obsoleted 50% of all propane tanks in the
> state. And what do you do with the old ones? No one has a clue.

It's not just New Mexico.  Michigan has this law, too, for the upright
portable tanks.  I've gotten the impression it's pretty much nationwide.

As for the old tanks...they can be retrofitted, though sometimes that's
more expensive than a new tank.  A lot of the old ones are probably
getting rusty enough they should be replaced anyhow.
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