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Loren Coe
 
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Default Initial fill (should have looked before I asked)

In article , David A Webb wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 21:34:43 GMT, Loren Coe
wrote:

huh?
I have never seen a dip tube on an LP tank.
I've only seen them filled with the tank on a scale.
Dave


yes, they used the bleed valve, too. the only time i see that
left closed is on a large (80-100gal motor fuel) that is nearly
empty. they open it past 1/2 way thru the fill, others open
it before filling.

years and years ago, some operators did not open the bleed until
nearly full, no matter what type of tank. guess they didn't like
to breath it. that was before all of the new laws. ymmv, --Loren


Please excuse my ignorance on this...
I pulled the valves out of two 100lb LP tanks, and they looked like

ordinary tank valves. No dip tube or anything.
Does this have something to do with the new valve style? Dave


others here will have better knowledge, but no, nothing to do with
the OPD. my experience is with motor fuel and bbq grills, over the
past 30yrs, always, iirc, an 80% indicator/screw or valve. if part
of the main fill/supply valve, there s/b a tube protruding down, maybe
broken off? otherwise, on a 100gal motor fuel tank, the overflow is
a smaller, dedicated valve with a tube attached. --Loren