That is a good price. The best price I have found locally on the 30-lb OPD valves is $25. Has anyone located any on the net that can be mail ordered?
Herb
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From: DHorn
<donhorn@mindspring.com>
To: airstream@airstream.net
<airstream@airstream.net>
Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 6:43 PM
Subject: Re: [a/s] OPD Valves
I got OPD valves installed on my 2 30-lb aluminum bottles today at a
place called
Ferrellgas. It was $16 for each valve including tax and labor, plus
$14 plus tax for
gas for both bottles. The place down the road wanted $23 for each valve,
so it pays
to call around for pricing.
The bottles were made in 1977, and hadn't ever been re-certified. (I
guess they
don't believe in that Federal red tape in Utah). They quoted me $5
per bottle to
certify, which seems to be the going rate, although as I look at my
bill, I see they
didn't charge me for it . This may be because certification consists
mainly of
checking the valves to see that they hold up under pressure, and it
would seem that
installing new ones would make that unnecessary. I suppose I'll have
to call them to
see if that's the case. They did stamp the month and year on the collar,
so I'm good
for 5 more years.