Bless you, Jim, for posting that information. Now I know where I stand
if I choose to install the manual filler inlet and bleeder valve.

I read the paragraph you quote as meaning that cylinders "used for
industrial trucks, industrial welding and cutting gases" must be
labeled, and that our Westy cylinders need not be.

Anyone got a copy of the $38 NFPA 58, 2001 Edition? I could use a copy
of the relevant pages in the glovebox if I meet up with a LPG vendor who
is worried about code.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

Jim Arnott typed:
> John, et-al;
>
> NFPA 58 specifically exempts horizontal tanks.
>
> "Q: I have a horizontal cylinder on my recreational vehicle. Are
> OPD's available for that kind of service? :
>
> A: The 2001 edition of NFPA 58 (the LP-Gas Code) recognizes that
> horizontally oriented cylinders that were manufactured prior to
> October 1, 1998, are unable to be retrofitted with the OPD's. As a
> result of this fact, the Code now exempts these cylinders from having
> to be retrofitted with OPD valves. Any such cylinder must have a
> label affixed to it to inform the user and the refiller that an OPD
> valve is not installed."
>
> The 2001 edition of NFPA 58  modified requirements to exempt
> horizontal cylinders manufactured before October 1, 1998, from
> requiring OPDs. Also exempt are cylinders used for industrial trucks,
> industrial welding and cutting gases (these cylinders must be labeled
> with their use).
>
>
>  Sources:  <http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=534> and
> <http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?
> categoryID=303&itemID=19333&URL=Research%20&%20Reports/Fact%20sheets/
> Vehicles/gas/fuel%20safety/Propane%20cylinder%20overfilling%
> 20prevention%20devices%20(OPD)>
>
> To be legal, all you need is a label.
>
>
> On Jun 25, 2007, at 4:55 PM, John Middelkoop wrote:
>
>> You can just switch to a plain filler valve and outage valve
>> (manual safety, stop filling when it starts coming out the outage)
>> but its
>> not US legal.
>