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Subject:Re: advice on new propane tank
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:44:28 +0000

My experience exactly.

Jim
On Fri, Mar 31, 2017 at 8:43 AM Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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 ~
> > >
> >
>