[VAC] Re: aluminum tank???

["Tom" <tmeeker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You might check to see or call the place where you'd fill up these tanks and
find out IF they need to be recertified.  If you have the 'new' type
overfill valves good, if not you might need to have them installed as well.
Some states let you 'get away with' not replacing the valves, like South
Carolina for instance.  However, an LP dealer in South Carolina may
independently require the 'new' type valves.

Testing of the structure of the tank is done hydrostatically, that is it is
done in a water bath with pressure in the tanks to prove the integrity of
the tank.  You should have some sort of new certification date stamped into
the metal of the tank.  If this is not done and an LP dealer looks for it
you might find yourself out of gas with an "uncertified" tank due to the
original date of when the tanks were made.

I've run into this exact problem before, tanks *out of date* and had to go
to the real gas company to have my tanks water bath tested (hydrostatic) and
then they were 'recertified' for another length of time after which they'd
have to be re-tested all over again.

Tom Meeker
WBCCI 5303