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Subject:Re: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
From:Markus Mumper
Date:Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:50:17 -0800

>
> <How common is it for these bottles to leak after being refilled? They are
> meant to be disposable after all, so I doubt that the valves are very high
> quality. Is the risk that great, or am I just being paranoid?>
>

FWIW - in about five years I've had two leaky semi-used bottles, one I
smelled very strongly when opening the plastic bin it was stored in
overnight and the other I heard leaking in my garage after moving some
semi-used bottles around. Sort of scarry, I still use the things but I don't
re-fill them. I also now store them in ventilated areas.

Markus and The Girl ('87 Westy)

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