Re: [MBZ] Need propane advice

On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:08:34 + (UTC) Curt Raymond wrote: > Italian engineering is not what I'd call inspiring. Well, yeah, what can I say? :-) But their LP-Gas Service Technician's Handbook has a lot of good information. Craig ___

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Fix It Again, Tony? -D > On Nov 18, 2022, at 1:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > Italian engineering is not what I'd call inspiring. > > -Curt > > > On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 12:47:27 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > From the Downloads, I

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Italian engineering is not what I'd call inspiring. -Curt On Friday, November 18, 2022 at 12:47:27 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: From the Downloads, I downloaded the LP-Gas Service Technician's Handbook. It explains why their products are different:             American Inspired,

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On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:34:49 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > Here is an example like I described from an RV setup, but it’s with 100 > pound tanks: > > > Here is a good description of how they work. Most of what I've seen in >

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Figure that they’re doing it for residential applications that use high volume consumers like furnaces, probably not a lot. And also figure that a worst case scenario is a full (80%) tank. Former business partner had two 1000 gallon tanks in Indiana that fed a 120,000 BTU furnace, he never had

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I wonder how much surface area you need to boil 2 gph of propane at OK winter temps? I'm sure that at negative Fahrenheit in Michigan, a couple of 100lb tanks wouldn't absorb heat fast enough. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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Our camp has 2x 20# tanks feeding a common regulator. The regulator came off my great grandmother's house which sat empty since the mid '70s, I bet the regulator is a lot older than that. It provides low pressure for home appliances but I bet a similar system exists for higher pressure/flow

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There are a couple that I talked to. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2022, at 8:00 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Being that you live in a relatively rural area, there has got to be more > than one propane supplier around, I would think? > > -D > >> On Nov 18, 2022, at

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Being that you live in a relatively rural area, there has got to be more than one propane supplier around, I would think? -D > On Nov 18, 2022, at 8:58 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > No all they offered was new. I might call them back as see if they have any > used ones. > >

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No all they offered was new. I might call them back as see if they have any used ones. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2022, at 7:53 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > This is true. You could easily run a line to the generator when and if you > get one and run it off the same

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This is true. You could easily run a line to the generator when and if you get one and run it off the same tank. It will need a separate regulator from the heaters, but you could still tap off the tank directly for it Being that winter is approaching I suspect tanks would be in higher demand

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I think it will come down to how often these would have to be filled. I imagine I may just keep an eye out for a 250-500 gal tank and maybe be ready to go by next winter. I have a smaller 60k btu torpedo heater I fired up the other day but it fires up then flames out back and forth, never stays

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Here is a good description of how they work. Most of what I've seen in searches is geared towards RV setups, but the same arrangement is done with larger tanks in home installations as well. The determining factor would be the BTU rating of the regulator so it can handle the volume of gas

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Thanks! Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 18, 2022, at 7:23 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Here is an example like I described from an RV setup, but it’s with 100 > pound tanks: > > > [100383-48-mbs_4_250.jpg] > Dual Propane LP Tank

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Here is an example like I described from an RV setup, but it’s with 100 pound tanks: [100383-48-mbs_4_250.jpg] Dual Propane LP Tank Setup 100 Lb for RV or Travel Trailer

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There is a setup I’ve seen many times using multiple tanks, so it shouldn’t be hard to find information and parts sources for it. Basically, you have multiple tanks set up next to each other. Each tank has a regulator, that is then fed into a valve that’s part of a manifold connecting the

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If I could just find one. All of them I have found have been quite a bit of distance away, nothing semi close. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2022, at 11:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > Diesel is $5/gal - not that much difference, and you'll have to keep > hauling a lot of Diesel

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Diesel is $5/gal - not that much difference, and you'll have to keep hauling a lot of Diesel to refill it. Get a used 500 gal. propane tank and forget about it for a year. On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 10:43 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > From what I have read it

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From what I have read it looked like slightly under 2 gallons per hour, but even at that, if the cost was $3 per gallon I would be looking at $6 an hour.  Seems like it would be cheaper to just run a torpedo heater.  The local farm store has a 150k btu one that supposedly runs 8 hours on tank,

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That thing is going to use 10 pounds an hour. Ugh. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 17, 2022 10:25 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: ka...@striplin.net Subject: [MBZ] Need propane advice Unless I find a good used reasonably priced 250+ gallon tank,