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Propane Tanks - Inside or Out?

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What does everyone think about leaving your propane tank inside your portable if you connect it to the heater with a hose? I used to put a 20 lb tank outside the house when I had a suitcase style house. Now I have an 11 lb tank and a flip-over style house and it's so much quicker and easier to leave the tank in the sled while I'm fishing. What do you guys do, and why?

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I used to use a sunflower that mounted to the tank and then made an adapter off of that to put my lantern on instead of using 1 pound tanks, worked pretty slick. It had its own place in the front of the sled. I now use a mr cooker with a hose just to save room inside. I see no problem with having the tank inside except for maybe a space issue.

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Bulk tank outside, all the time. One reason: relief valve. Bulk tanks have relief valves that will release propane if the pressure gets too high inside the tank. Tank was filled in cold weather. Heating up a tank makes more pressure - propane pressure goes up dramatically with heat. Open flames ignite propane. Ignition. Ouch.

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Tank was filled in cold weather. Heating up a tank makes more pressure - propane pressure goes up dramatically with heat. Open flames ignite propane. Ignition. Ouch.

Interesting information, but how realistic is that? I can't imagine the pressure going up in the tank that much as the heater is burning and taking propane out of the tank. And since the tank sits in the bottom of the sled, not close to the heater and not even exposed to the heater, I don't think the tank ever warms up more than 20-30 degrees from the heater, if even that much????

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I like having a little more room to fish... I keep the 20lb out side... and have one of those 10' (can't remember exactly) hose strung out to my Mr Cooker. Gives me a little more room for the flasher, camera, rods/tackle, and beverages! grin.gif

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Tank was filled in cold weather. Heating up a tank makes more pressure - propane pressure goes up dramatically with heat. Open flames ignite propane. Ignition. Ouch.

Interesting information, but how realistic is that? I can't imagine the pressure going up in the tank that much as the heater is burning and taking propane out of the tank. And since the tank sits in the bottom of the sled, not close to the heater and not even exposed to the heater, I don't think the tank ever warms up more than 20-30 degrees from the heater, if even that much????

I filled a tank one time that had been sitting out all night in the cold and put in the back of my Suburban and the tank started warming up and venting, It can happen.

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Does it seem possible for a 20lb cylinder to build more pressure then it would already be burning off? Provided you're using it as your head source and it's not being exposed to direct flame contact. confused.gif

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I have my tanks outside as in the manuals for the majority of the heaters I own state this:

This Heater may be used in a Recreational Enclosure or

Temporary Construction Work Enclosure with a Remote

Refillable Propane Cylinder ONLY when the Cylinder is

Located Outdoors

That ended the discussion of in or out for me.

Lynn J.

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