Thread: Filling with LPG - when is it "full" full?

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

How often do the gas tanks and valves need to be checked and who does it?

10 yearly, certified inspection agencies.

its usually cheaper to pay an installer to put a new tank in.

Originally Posted by mick88

A good safe practise when filling with LPG is to always wear a good protective glove. If the valve in the filler fails and you get any blowback your hand is cactus, as it will be instantly suffering severe cold burn.


Cheers, Mick

But if it's the fault of the valve on the pump itself you'd be able to take legal action against the servo I'd wager.

The servo I fill up at is only brand new so luckilly the equipment is in good order.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

its usually cheaper to pay an installer to put a new tank in.

Now that Manchester are the only Oz tank manufacturer left, typical new tank prices are around $500. Testing is usually between $100 and $300. Generally tanks fail from rust (wash under the protection plate!) or dents from wreckers yards mishandling.

Exactly, I know of two cases in my area in the last 18 months.
One lady (whom I treated) got her hand "cold burnt" so badly whilst refueling here vehicle, that she had to have it debrided, then have a total skin graft.
It's nasty stuff, and not taken seriously enough.

I suspect that people are panicking and trying to fiddle with the handle to shut off the flow, instead of leaping back and hitting the safety shut-off button on the pump. The importance of checking for the rubber sealing washer in the filler point on the car is mentioned on every pump.

This is a good argument to end self service for all fuelling. A bit of training, some hazmat suits and you have employment opportunities. Would also reduce drive-offs.

having been frustrated by the removal of clips for the pump handles on nearly all stations i made this little thing up with two opposing parts of velcro joined at one end. it works great and gives me the time to wash my window and take a rest while waiting.

it lives on the low/high level when not in use.

I found out back in my LPG days that the slower pumps were able to put more fuel in the tank than fast pumps, before the shut-off valve activated.

I also discovered that if you only squeeze the pump handle in slightly, allowing a very slow flow rate (at about the point you think it would normally cut off) that the cut-off valve did not activate at all.

Using this method I was able to get about 7 more litres in the tank which would get me the extra few km's I needed to reach the next cheap LPG outlet.

also i forgot to add that tank temperature can make a significant difference to the point where if its a hot enough day ive not even been able to fill it at all from about 1/4 full due to lack of pump pressure.

Originally Posted by bee utey

I suspect that people are panicking and trying to fiddle with the handle to shut off the flow, instead of leaping back and hitting the safety shut-off button on the pump. The importance of checking for the rubber sealing washer in the filler point on the car is mentioned on every pump.

This is a good argument to end self service for all fuelling. A bit of training, some hazmat suits and you have employment opportunities. Would also reduce drive-offs.

Stops us un-trained plebs from doing it our-selfes.