-=PCTechTalk=- Off Topic - Safety Share - Bad Propane Tanks

 

 
                 
With summer here, some people will be firing up the  propane grill.  Below is 
some valuable information about propane tanks  that many of us purchase at 
propane tank exchange centers.
  
Meth cooks are getting  propane tanks from exchanges at Wal-Mart and other 
grocery stores and  emptying them of propane.  Then, they are filling them with 
anhydrous  ammonia.
  
 After they are  finished with them, they return them to the store.  They are 
then  refilled with propane and sent back for you and me to buy.  Anhydrous  
ammonia is very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank.  It can  be 
very dangerous when mixed with propane and hooked up to our grills, etc.
  
 You should  inspect the propane tank for any blue or greenish residue around 
the valve  areas.  If it is present, refuse to purchase that one.
  
Check out the  following website for more details, including photos showing 
examples of the  blue-green stain left on brass portions of valves.
  
  http://www.npga..org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
   
 



       


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