The Vanagon tanks already have the float type cut-off.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 9:10 PM
Subject: Propane tanks - USA

>I was in the welding store today and there's a notice on the counter
>that starting (now? soon?) all new propane tanks btw 4 and 40 lb
>capacity must be fitted with float-type automatic shutoffs -- *And
>starting in 2002 any tank not so fitted may not be refilled!!*  Our
>Westy tanks hold 10 lb.  I asked the counter man whether this referred
>to ASME tanks (our kind) as well as DOT tanks (BBQ kind) and he said
>yes.
>
>Errrrkkkkk!
>
>Anyone else with info on this?
>
>david
>
>David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
>401 274-5827 voice, -6349 fax
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