On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>    Hardly a rant.   I've just encountered regulatory restrictions  that
> seem sort of silly, when taken in context of the Rest Of The World and how
> they seem to do it.
>
>  Such as now every tank that is filled in the US (or at least in California
> and Oregon) needs a OPD valve on the top and there are restrictions as to
> the age of tanks, etc.   You can not get a tank filled without the OPD
> valve top anymore....
>

Don, unless something has changed in the last few weeks you are running
into ignorance on the part of the people selling propane.  This subject was
covered ad nauseum  a few years ago when such restrictions came into effect
BUT THEY DON'T APPLY TO INSTALLATIONS LIKE THOSE IN OUR VANAGONS!
I know I have a copy of the the interpretation of the new regs regarding
the auto stop valves that went into effect some years ago, either here on
the computer or printed out and out in the Westy.  I'll find it and post it.