"Roy" wrote in message
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Just what is involved with filling a new propane tank. I just bought a
brand new 100# tank. Took it to a gas supplier to get filled, and they
want a $25.00 initial fee supposedly to purge it..........what gives.
If its empty its empty. Its got the standard type of valve (OPD not
required on a 100# cylinder) so it can be opened and any air inside
can be vented to the atmosphere. Am I missing something here? Called
two others and they also said the tank needs to be purged since its
new.........I have bought new 20# and never had to have them purged .
I smell a rip off for some reason.

Have you considered the explosive potential of mixing propane with the air
(oxygen) contained within the tank? Once the tank has been purged, it
should be free of oxygen, which is the chief reason for purging them
originally. You dodged a bullet if you didn't have other tanks purged.

Harold