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Subject:Re: refilling propane bottles, potential hazards?
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Wed, 7 Nov 2007 06:41:59 EST

In a message dated 07/11/2007 12:07:49 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

The real  fear with refilling these things is the possibility of
overfilling. If  there is not enough vapor space then a temperature change
could cause the  can to burst. You could also feed straight liquid to an
appliance causing  quite a hazard.

You will quickly notice  that when refilling these tanks with the adapter you
will NEVER be able to fill  the tank !  That's it that's all there is to the
story.  I've been  doing it for years and if you use common sense in doing so
you will not have any  problems either.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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