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New tanks usually need to be purged and filled. SOME new tanks come purged,
they will have a sticker that states that it has been purged. Some filling
stations will sell pre-filled tanks.
> On March 2, 2019 at 8:00 AM "Tim . via Shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I bought my first ever LP tank last month. (I use charcoal when I grill
> year 'around here in WI.) I bought the tank to use with a newly purchased
> torpedo heater.
>
> When I hooked up the tank to the heater hose, the tank's valve turned out
> to be open about half way. The little plastic cover was on the valve so it
> appeared newly filled. I was not able to get the heater to fire up the other
> day when I tried for the first time. Since the temperature was in the low
> 30s, I just did the oil change without using a heater in my shop. I am
> wondering if the tank was not full or not....
>
> Do these tanks have a some sort of safety thing on the valve to keep them
> from emptying if the valve is not closed? Or was the tank just left open so
> leaked empty?
>
> Thanks
> tim
>
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</head><body><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">New tanks usually need to be purged and =
filled.  SOME new tanks come purged, they will have a sticker that sta=
tes that it has been purged.  Some filling stations will sell pre-fill=
ed tanks.</p><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sa=
ns-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Mar=
ch 2, 2019 at 8:00 AM "Tim . via Shop-talk" <shop-talk@autox.te=
am.net> wrote: <br> <br><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, =
sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">I bought my first ever LP tan=
k last month. (I use charcoal when I grill year 'around here in WI.) I =
bought the tank to use with a newly purchased torpedo heater. </div><d=
iv style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c=
olor: #000000;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sa=
ns-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">When I hooked up the tank to th=
e heater hose, the tank's valve turned out to be open about half way. T=
he little plastic cover was on the valve so it appeared newly filled. I was=
not able to get the heater to fire up the other day when I tried for the f=
irst time. Since the temperature was in the low 30s, I just did the oil cha=
nge without using a heater in my shop. I am wondering if the tank was not f=
ull or not....</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-ser=
if; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: =
Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Do these =
tanks have a some sort of safety thing on the valve to keep them from empty=
ing if the valve is not closed? Or was the tank just left open so leaked em=
pty?</div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-s=
ize: 12pt; color: #000000;"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri, H=
elvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">Thanks</div><div st=
yle=3D"font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color:=
#000000;">tim</div></blockquote><p style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: =
helvetica,arial,sans-serif; color: #333333;" class=3D"default-style"><br>&#=
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