Thread: Just bought house with 1,000 gallon propane tank (is this normal?)
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Default Just bought house with 1,000 gallon propane tank (is this normal?)
On 12/18/2015 04:31 AM, Micky wrote:
Absolutely. Even my mother, who worried about a lot of things, wasn't
worried when the pilot light went off. When we smelled the gas, she
relit the pilot. Most noses are very sensitive and it takes barely
anything to smell the natural gas. ... Isn't propane the same way?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanethiol

That says one part in 2.8 billion is detectable. I'd hate to smell the
stuff straight up.
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