On Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:37:36 +0000 (UTC), wrote:


In misc.rural Jonathan Grobe wrote:
: What are the rules about propane tank location
: (distance from the house, etc). Are these national
: rules or do they vary with individual states?

Orientation is probably the most critical - you can't place
it such that the ends of the tank are aimed at your house.
If it explodes, the ends shoot out so you want to make sure
they are pointing somewhere else...

Ayup. I've seen video of a propane tank doing the BLEVE (boiling
liquid, expanding vapor explosion) trick, and it's impressive...
and something to avoid being near...

Dave Hinz