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Propane and Cold Weather

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minndonn Collaborator

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I am currently on Red Lake (since Thursday) using 20 lb tanks. I have two tanks connected with a regulator that will switch to the full one when the primary tank is empty. I have noticed that the regulator will be green when the tank is full but as the tank empties in the extreme cold the regulator will show red. I thought the tank was empty but actually had about 9 lbs left. I have a full tank ready to attach if the other two quit working even tho they are not empty. I believe the full tank works better because of the more heat it can absorb from more liquid in contact with the tank, Also when there is less liquid in the tank the temperature of the liquid will get colder, created buy the evaporation and as it gets colder, closer to -44, the slower it will boil and the less pressure. Look at your tanks in the summer, the fuller the tank the less condensation or ice buildup on the tank. When the tank is near empty you get a colder temperature and frost up to the level of the liquid. I have not put a full tank on since Friday and the current tanks will both be in red if I switch the primary lever from one tank to the other yet either one will provide enough pressure to heat, at least so far.

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ozzie Grand Master

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All I know is that on Sat morn I put my tank outside and my heater inside and the pressure would not stay up to keep the heater running.......new tank just purged and filled....put the heater and tank (20lb) in the truck for 10 minutes and put the tank out and heater in and it would slowly loose pressure so we brought the tank in the portable and didn't have another problem all day!! Ran perfect and stayed warmed...

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dirtking Proficient

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I was working on a fairly full 20lber Sunday morning north of Aitkin. My thermometer was tapped out at below 22 and who knows how cold it was - but it was toasty in the fish house. Had to get up and pull in a few walleyes (small) but we were all working on the sleeping in thing!

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minndonn Collaborator

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Today I started the gas grill and the pressure seemed low. Mot a much flame. The frost line on the tank was over 1/3 full so I poured warm water on the take and it worked fine. Temperature was about 10 below and over 25 below during the night.

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cRaPpiEMaN8265 Proficient

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i was putting my propane tank outside for my buddy heater last weekend and one of the metal pieces got bent up and broke because it was soo cold and Gander thinks it was defective... luckily they are standing behind it but the gander in forest lake was all out of 12 foot hoses! \:\(

Im not good with all this technical talk about propane tanks but i usually just keep my tank inside if it is real cold..

Later,

Ryan

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Burnham Proficient

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well my little buddy heater kept on turning off the other weekend and it was like bout 0 degrees outside...i was thinkin maybe just cuz it was so cold. so is that the reason why? sorry bout kinda usin your thread for a question

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Kyle Sandberg Mentor

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If you had your tank outside and running a hose you probably weren't getting enough propabe to the unit itself. What I like to do during these cold snaps is to stick the tank beside me in the sled and run the hose along the side of the house. It looks like its gonna warm up this weekend so we shouldn't be seeing any problems.

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ozzie Grand Master

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Were you using it in a tub?? The reason I ask this is I could not keep my buddy heater running in the tub but if I put it in front of me on the ice I could keep it running with no problem. I figured that the oxygen levels in the tub must have been low for some physics reason I can't explain!!

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Mainehazmt Community Regular

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Keeping the big buddy heater running on high has always been an issue didnt matter 20 lb tank and nice days still wouldnt run for long on high I have since switched over to the quick disconnect fittings A major change!! ran on high all day no issues with a 5 lb tank! and by the end of the day it was 18 below the tank fittings just didnt supply enough vapor to run both those regulators inside the unit

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Tom7227 Grand Master

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This read will drive you nuts. Pressure. Boiling point. I'm there.

So if things start to stop working it would seem you have two choices. Cut a bigger hole in the ice and stuff your tank down into the water as it is warmer than the outside - that is if it's below a -41 or whatever.

Second choice is to pee on the tank. If it doesn't warm it up enough you'll feel better for the ride home.

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Just going to give my 2 cents. If your having propane tank problems- putting the tank inside the house with you is not a good idea. Even the smallest leak of a propane tank can cause a big explosion. Propane tanks are meant to be left outside side.

I will talk to the State Fire Marshall friend of Mine and see if he will give some input here.

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