It's in Richmond, but not that far from North Berkeley.
 Allied Propane Service
     5000 Seaport Ave, Richmond, CA 94804 -
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  (510)
237-7077
It's near the Richmond Costco off 580. Take the next exit following the
costco exit. You can't miss it.
 They even repaired my Westy's tank's fill valve one time. It's a big
propane outfit. I've only had good experiences with them.
 PG

 On 10/11/05, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a place to get LP filled around Berkeley CA?
> Maybe I have bad luck, but it seems like about 1/2 the places I've
> tried to get it filled either don't have the right connector, think
> they don't have the right connector, or the guy/gal can't seem to
> understand how the bleed screw works.
>
> Don't care about price, just want somewhere with competent employees.
>
> 85 Westy
> Thx!
>