hi.
re
"Federal
law states that propane tanks mounted permanently on Recreational Vehicles
are exempt from inspection requirements."

just curious where you got that .  ..........?
doesn't sound exactly right to me.

like 'all' recreational vehicles, 'forever' ..no inspections required ?
as long as the tank is permanently mounted.
does really sound right.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Potts" <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Propane tank Certification.

> Hi Alfred,
>
> Simply put, the attendant filling your tank did not know his job. Federal
> law states that propane tanks mounted permanently on Recreational Vehicles
> are exempt from inspection requirements.
>
> The ten year limit that applies to 25lb tanks does not apply to your
> Vanagon.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> www.pottsfamily.ca
> WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA   <--- NEW .CA DOMAIN!!!
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
> 1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
>
>
>
>> On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Alfred Bagdan <abagdan@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> On my recent trip (in Canada),  one place in Alberta refused to fill the
>>> propane tank, saying it needed certification every 10 years.  I had no
>>> problem getting propane at other places.  The tank is 25 years old.
>>> Does anyone know the law for propane tanks on Vanagons?  Does it vary
>>> from
>>> state to state and province to province?  What is to be done to get
>>> certification?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Alfred
>>> 85 Vannagon