Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-16 Thread Bob Kennedy
10:37 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. Bill, You get condensation on the tank for the same reason that you get condensation on the outside of a glass of iced tea during the summer. As the tank empties it is chilling down because of the vaporization

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-16 Thread William Stephan
Mak3es sense Dan, Thanks for the explanation. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 21:37 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Lenny McHugh
since it boils at such a low temperature, I wonder how much pressure builds up in the 20 lb tank for a gas grill. In the hot sun the tanks do get warm. I persume that why the instructions are to turn thetank off when not in use. - Original Message - From: Joe Plummer joeplum...@tds.net

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread wstephan
of the deal. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh lmch...@verizon.net Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 7:58 am Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. since it boils at such a low temperature, I wonder how

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Lee A. Stone
I am told the new tanks cannot be over filled but when we first moved here in the middle 80's we had two propane tanks with thehigh collar on them. and on a very hot day all of a sudden we smelled the propane . a neighbor who is a fireman said to open the valve and to shut it back off

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Bob Kennedy
Some time Google propane explosion Buffalo 1985. 5 fireman were killed in that explosion. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. I am told

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2010-01-15 Thread wstephan
gas. Some time Google propane explosion Buffalo 1985. 5 fireman were killed in that explosion. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. I am

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Betsy Whitney
- Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy mailto:intheshop%40att.netinthes...@att.net Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:32 am Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. Some time Google propane explosion Buffalo 1985. 5 fireman were killed in that explosion. - Original Message - From

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread wstephan
Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney braill...@hawaii.rr.com Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:26 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. Bill, Is it true that if a tank catches fire, the flames go straight up? Betsy At 09:17 AM 1/15/2010, you wrote

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2010-01-15 Thread Betsy Whitney
Email: mailto:wstephan%40everestkc.netwstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney mailto:brailleit%40hawaii.rr.combraill...@hawaii.rr.com Date: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:26 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. Bill, Is it true

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2010-01-15 Thread Bob Kennedy
. - Original Message - From: Betsy Whitney To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. We lived in a mobile home park many years ago and lightning struck nearby. It was actually ball lightning that we

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2010-01-15 Thread Lenny McHugh
of kids through a corn field and was far enough away. I have had respect for the stuff ever since that accident. - Original Message - From: wstep...@everestkc.net To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. A couple

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Betsy Whitney
To: mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.comblindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. A couple of the guys I went to college with were basically controled pyromaniacs. They were forever building pipe boms and concocting various exploding

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2010-01-15 Thread Lee A. Stone
speaking of propane does anyone know why several years ago they changed the fill part of the smaller tanks? we have had 3 5 gallon tanks we used for our campstoves and now even the campstove stoves we are told have a different hookup. is this another way to fill the land fills and

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Bob Kennedy
PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. speaking of propane does anyone know why several years ago they changed the fill part of the smaller tanks? we have had 3 5 gallon tanks we used for our campstoves and now even the campstove stoves we are told have a different

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread RJ
and can be screwed in by hand. RJ - Original Message - From: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 16:32 Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. It has to do with a type of valve they were required to have. I don't know what

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Dale Leavens
- Original Message - From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 8:58 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. since it boils at such a low temperature, I wonder how much pressure builds up in the 20 lb tank for a gas grill

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Art Rizzino
: Bob Kennedy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. It has to do with a type of valve they were required to have. I don't know what the difference is but the tanks with a triangle valve on top

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Art Rizzino
Lee, you still should be able to use the old style tanks for Propane torch usage (commercial,). Art - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Dan Rossi
The liquid in the tank is whatever temperature the ambient temperature is. It only chills as it expands out of the tank. It is only liquid because it is under pressure. Just like you can get water to boil at room temperature by lowering the pressure, you can get vapors to liquify by

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread Dan Rossi
Bill, You get condensation on the tank for the same reason that you get condensation on the outside of a glass of iced tea during the summer. As the tank empties it is chilling down because of the vaporization of the propane from a liquid to a gas. This chills the surface of the tank, then

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread William Stephan
, January 15, 2010 16:54 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. The propane in the tank remains liquid because of the pressure. As the valve opens and gas bleeds off the pressure at the top of the tank reduces allowing some of the liquid to vapourize

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas.

2010-01-15 Thread William Stephan
- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 19:22 To: Blind Handyman List Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Re: Propane gas. The liquid in the tank is whatever temperature the ambient temperature is. It only