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Subject:Re: advice on new propane tank
From:Mark McCulley
Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2017 06:42:08 -0700

I spoke with a service tech about my situation (tank not properly purged
before it was filled), they consulted with another tech and they told me
that it should be fine. They said appliances might not burn as hot as they
would if there were no air in the tank and that I wouldn't be able to
completely fill the tank with propane. These two problems should dissipate
with each subsequent usage/filling cycle. That's what they told me.

So armed with this information I lit the stove and ran the Propex for 15
minutes, both appliances worked just fine, the stove flames didn't sputter,
were a nice blue color and the heater worked flawlessly.

-Mark

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 9:34 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, I heard from propane dealers and distributors, but they didn't seem
> to agree completely.  So, I'll try the tank manufacturer, assuming I hear
> back from them on Monday.  Then I'll go with whatever I'm told there.
>
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 8:19 PM, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > On 30 Mar , 2017, at 12:32 PM, David McNeely wrote:
> >
> > > but I guess I want to hear from experts before I give up.
> >
> >         You May Already Have ~
> >
>