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Originally Posted by Arthur Dalton
JP
I but the problem I had with that was it took a year to get the stink out of it..they use a low LP detector chemical that smells like rotten eggs and it inpregnates the tank.
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Ha, Arthur MY turn to lecture.
When LPG is made ( refined from crudeoil or natural gas, it is
odourless.
The law states, that you must be able to detect the presence of propane, when there is as little as 0.5 % propane present, ( even though the flammability limit is 2.4 % - 9.5 %, mixed with air).
To satisfy this requirement, a chemical called Ethyl Mercaptane is added to propane.
It has a tendency to " settle out " in the bottom of the tank, and that is the reason why you tend to smell it, as the content of the tank gets low.
As far as the tank itself, being used as a storage tank for compressed air,....no problem.
Just be sure to remove the valve, fill it with water, let it sit for a while, dump the water out, let it dry ( you could add a little alcohol,
not the drinkable kind ) and use it as an airtank.
From a pressure standpoint, in propane service these tanks have a pressure reliefvalve set at 375 psi, so that lowly 150 psi shopair is no problem.
Enough of this, or I'll have to charge you for any more information.
