On Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:11:36 -0700, "Tony944"
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"dadiOH" wrote in message news

"Frank" "frank wrote in message
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I just looked at one of my barbecue tanks and it says 15.0 lbs. Propane
weighs about 4 lb/gal so obviously my tank is short over a gallon. Some
places refill by the gallon but prefilled run short. Never got a reply on
this deception from state AG but rules may be different in different
states. Bet most consumers think they are getting 5 gal of propane in the
filled 5 gal tanks.

LPG tanks are filled to 80% of capacity.

Well I am kind confused the Propane is not actually Propane
it is mixture of Butane and Propane depend what part of country your in
however is been long time sense I dealt with, so I can only say that you
seems
to be very close. Tanks I dealt with at time was 12.5 lb. 5 Gl. jug, now is
????

Common BBQ tanks can hold 20 pounds, but are usually only filled to 15
or 16 pounds depending on the supplier. I have read that it is safer
that way and is required by regulations. I don't fully understand the
safety issue, but it has been that way for many years.