REFILLING LARGE PROPANE BOTTLES
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REFILLING LARGE PROPANE BOTTLES
Looking for a Maryland law that states that propane bottles MUST be removed from the RV to have them filled. I searched and searches thru MD laws until my fingers ached but couldn't find anything.
My RV has two of those large 40 pounders in it and was wondering if I could drive the RV close enough for the hose to reach. Will the operator says it's against the law here in Maryland?
I'm getting on in years and pulling those suckers is getting a might tough!
Do ANY states allow for this?
My RV has two of those large 40 pounders in it and was wondering if I could drive the RV close enough for the hose to reach. Will the operator says it's against the law here in Maryland?
I'm getting on in years and pulling those suckers is getting a might tough!
Do ANY states allow for this?
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Looking for a Maryland law that states that propane bottles MUST be removed from the RV to have them filled. I searched and searches thru MD laws until my fingers ached but couldn't find anything.
My RV has two of those large 40 pounders in it and was wondering if I could drive the RV close enough for the hose to reach. Will the operator says it's against the law here in Maryland?
I'm getting on in years and pulling those suckers is getting a might tough!
Do ANY states allow for this?
My RV has two of those large 40 pounders in it and was wondering if I could drive the RV close enough for the hose to reach. Will the operator says it's against the law here in Maryland?
I'm getting on in years and pulling those suckers is getting a might tough!
Do ANY states allow for this?
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If nothing else pull up close and take every thing lose and let the kid filling them lift them for you maybe even tip them to do it for you.
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I think they always put them on a scale. The question is whether they have to.
In the past tanks were filled by weight and the weight of the tank and valve are clearly stamped on each tank so the person who filled it knew exactly how much they were putting in. In the olden days they also opened the overfill valve just like they do in a motor home and when the vapor came out, they knew the tank was full. But - an operator who was asleep at the throttle could overfill the tank, so they mandated Overfill Protection Devices in the tanks to automatically shut off the fill at the 80% mark.
So the question is, now that the tanks are just like those in a motor home, do they still have to put them on a scale and why.
Steve
In the past tanks were filled by weight and the weight of the tank and valve are clearly stamped on each tank so the person who filled it knew exactly how much they were putting in. In the olden days they also opened the overfill valve just like they do in a motor home and when the vapor came out, they knew the tank was full. But - an operator who was asleep at the throttle could overfill the tank, so they mandated Overfill Protection Devices in the tanks to automatically shut off the fill at the 80% mark.
So the question is, now that the tanks are just like those in a motor home, do they still have to put them on a scale and why.
Steve
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I find nothing in the Cal DMV manual about propane tank removal. Here, the attendant measures the gallonage by the fuel meter on the filler assembly to determine totals. No scales but I've never tried to have anyone fill without removing the tanks.
I'll have to try next time with them in place and see if they'll do it.
I'll have to try next time with them in place and see if they'll do it.
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